The Support Needs of Patients Requesting Medical Aid in Dying and Their Relatives: A Qualitative Study Using Semi-Structured Interviews and Written Narratives
Patients and relatives might experience multidimensional support needs throughout their MAID trajectories. Our findings suggest that they experience these trajectories more as social/existential pathways than as medical ones. A palliative care approach may be an effective way to fulfill the support needs of patients and relatives throughout their MAID trajectories.
Authors
- Freddy Mortier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5390-3508)
- Joachim Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7224-9476)
- Joni Gilissen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5388-495X)
- Stijn Vissers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5439-8227)
- Sigrid Dierickx (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6392-2681)
- Kenneth Chambaere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6277-072X)
- Luc Deliëns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8158-2422)
Institutions
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606878
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
- Universiteit Gent
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel