Requests for physician-assisted suicide in German general practice: frequency, content, and motives– a qualitative analysis of GPs’ experiences
Individual insights into German GPs' experiences with PAS suggest a high probability for GPs to encounter requests for PAS during their practice. Knowledge of vulnerable patient groups and prominent motives behind requests for PAS can be helpful in practice, enabling physicians to better understand and adequately respond to such requests.
Authors
- Claudia Bozzaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2480-7787)
- Juliane Poeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7814-7972)
- Jutta Bleidorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8752-0129)
- Luise Farr
Institutions
- University of Münster (DE)
- Jena University Hospital (DE)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-02830-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ethics in medical practice
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82