‘It Simply Required Far Too Many Steps and Made You Feel You Were Just a Number’. Family Caregivers' Experiences With Assisted Suicide in Austria: A Qualitative Study
Family caregivers of PSAS were central to this research. We interviewed family caregivers about their experiences with assisted dying under Austria's Dying Decree Law, and incorporated their suggestions for addressing the identified challenges and improving support structures. Their contributions were integral to the study's findings and its focus on enhancing support structures for family caregivers within assisted dying systems.
Authors
- Gudrun Kreye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0674-7079)
- Julia Fischer
- Jana Marica Hluch
- Ricarda Mewes
- Maria Kletecka‐Pulker
- Tamina‐Laetitia Vielgrader
- Elisabeth Lucia Zeilinger
Institutions
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft (AT)
- Universitätsklinikum Krems (AT)
- AGO Austria (AT)
- Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (AT)
- University of Klagenfurt (AT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Expectations
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70651
- Primary Topic
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00