Is there a right time to die? How patients, families and assisted dying providers decide on and anticipate a date with death

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Is there a right time to die? How patients, families and assisted dying providers decide on and anticipate a date with death

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Research has explored why people seek assisted dying (AD), families’ bereavement, and AD providers’ experiences, yet few studies have investigated decision-making of the time and date for AD. This article elucidates how cancer patients, families and AD providers decide on and experience living with a date and time for AD in New Zealand. We longitudinally interviewed 23 people. Using thematic analysis, we identified four decision-making phases: deciding how and when to draw a line in the sand,...

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2024

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Jessica Young / AC Lyons / Kevin Dew / R Egan

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https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Is_there_a_right_time_to_die_How_patients_fami...

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Human society / Sociology / Applied and developmental psychology / Clinical and health psychology / Human Society / Alzheimer's Disease including Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) / Neurosciences / Alzheimer's Disease / Neurodegenerative / Brain Disorders / Acquired Cognitive Impairment / Dementia / Aging / .1 Organisation and delivery of services / Clinical Psychology

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