nbearable suffering and euthanasia. A qualitative study of perceptions of patients, physicians and doctors consulted for a second opinion.
- Conditions
- uitbehandelde aandoeningenunbearable suffering
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON30580
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
being able to give informed consent, having a non treatable disease, unbearable suffering
Exclusion Criteria
not relevant
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>There are currently no empirical data available that describe the elements of<br /><br>the concept of unbearable suffering as used by patients, caregivers, treating<br /><br>physicians, and consulted doctors in a request for EAS. As a consequence every<br /><br>phycisian has to develop his or her own frame of reference. There is no<br /><br>validated checlkist referring to unbearable suffering that takes into account<br /><br>the opinions of patients who ask for EAS. The use of a checklist might help<br /><br>physicians and patients to come to a more coherentdecision making for decosions<br /><br>with a high impact on the quality of the last phase of life of patients, and on<br /><br>the well-being of their families.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>not relevant</p><br>