Beliefs and Attitudes toward Physician-assisted Suicide among Korean Adults
- Authors
- Hwang, In Cheol; Kang, Jung Hun; Kim, Won-chul; Park, Jeanno; Kim, Hyun Sook; Kim, DaeKyun; Lee, Kyung Hee
- Issue Date
- Dec-2022
- Publisher
- 한국호스피스완화의료학회
- Keywords
- Assisted suicide; Hospices; Terminal care; Withholding treatment
- Citation
- Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, v.25, no.4, pp.198 - 203
- Journal Title
- Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
- Volume
- 25
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 198
- End Page
- 203
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/86230
- DOI
- 10.14475/jhpc.2022.25.4.198
- ISSN
- 2765-3072
- Abstract
- Purpose: To grasp public opinion accurately, we conducted an opinion poll on beliefs and attitudes toward physician-assisted suicide (PAS). Methods: A randomized telephone survey ensuring a representative sample was conducted, 1,007 participants aged 18 years or older (response rate, 9.5%). Results: The main results are as follows: i) 61.1% of participants thought that the current social support system for terminally ill patients and their families is insufficient; ii) 60% of participants did not recognize the term “hospice and palliative care”; iii) 81.7% of participants would not like to receive life-sustaining treatment if there is no possibility of recovery; iv) 58.4% of participants would like to receive hospice and palliative care if they are diagnosed with a terminal illness; v) the priorities for dignified dying were preparing a support system to reduce the burden of care (28.6%), economic support including reduction of medical expenses (26.7%), expansion of hospice and palliative care services (25.4%), and legalization of PAS (13.6%); and vi) 58.3% of participants agreed that the expansion of hospice and palliative care should precede the legalization of PAS. Conclusion: Koreans currently want other efforts, including expansion of hospice and palliative care services, instead of the legalization of PAS.
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