‘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.

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Health Expectations
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2026-03-27
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https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70651
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Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
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‘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

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‘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

Gudrun Kreye, Julia Fischer, Jana Marica Hluch, Ricarda Mewes, Maria Kletecka‐Pulker, Tamina‐Laetitia Vielgrader, Elisabeth Lucia Zeilinger
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Abstract

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.

Health ExpectationsVol. 29(2)
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)
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Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
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