Current wishes to die; characteristics of middle-aged and older Dutch adults who are ready to give up on life:a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Literature shows that middle-aged and older adults sometimes experience a wish to die. Reasons for these wishes may be complex and involve multiple factors. One important question is to what extent people with a wish to die have medically classifiable conditions. AIM: (1) Estimate the prevalence of a current wish to die among middle-aged and older adults in The Netherlands; (2) explore which factors within domains of vulnerability (physical, cognitive, social and psychological) are associated with a current wish to die; (3) assess how many middle-aged and older adults with a curren... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Kox , R M K , Pasman , H R W , Huisman , M , Benneker , W & Onwuteaka-Philipsen , B D 2021 , ' Current wishes to die; characteristics of middle-aged and older Dutch adults who are ready to give up on life : a cross-sectional study ' , BMC medical ethics , vol. 22 , 64 , pp. 1-14 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00632-4 |
Schlagwörter: | Aged / 80 and over / Cross-Sectional Studies / Humans / Middle Aged / Netherlands / Prevalence / Quality of Life / Surveys and Questionnaires |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27074430 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/150e8007-73df-4dfa-ba4d-7d992ff51858 |