Australian Health Professionals’ Attitudes toward Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is when a terminally ill person with decision-making capacity consensually ends their life with assistance from an authorised professional. Many countries have legalised VAD, and health professionals’ roles within VAD frameworks are varied. Health professionals must be...

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Autores principales:	Moira O’Connor, Charlene Martin, Lindy Wilmott, Darren Haywood, Blake J. Lawrence, Lauren J. Breen
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	voluntary assisted dying VAD health professionals nursing attitudes survey Social Sciences H
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2af70b3d03b14ac38e24c6d21e08437c2021-11-25T18:59:47ZAustralian Health Professionals’ Attitudes toward Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Cross-Sectional Survey10.3390/socsci101104292076-0760https://doaj.org/article/2af70b3d03b14ac38e24c6d21e08437c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/11/429https://doaj.org/toc/2076-0760Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is when a terminally ill person with decision-making capacity consensually ends their life with assistance from an authorised professional. Many countries have legalised VAD, and health professionals’ roles within VAD frameworks are varied. Health professionals must be well informed of their legal obligations to ensure they practice within the legal boundaries, and those professionals with objections toward VAD should ensure that their eligible patients have equitable access. Given the current landscape of VAD, it is important to understand different health professionals’ attitudes toward VAD and what may underpin these attitudes. We explored (a) Australian health professionals’ attitudes toward VAD; (b) the psychological components that underpin those attitudes; (c) health professionals’ level of knowledge about VAD; (d) health professionals’ most common beliefs, emotions, and experiences related to VAD. A cross-sectional correlational survey design was used. A total of 182 Australian health professionals participated in the online survey based on a tripartite model of attitudes. We conducted a binomial logistic regression through a Generalised Linear Mixed Model and found polarised attitudes toward VAD between health professionals. Attitudes were accounted for by beliefs, emotions, education, and strength of religious beliefs. Knowledge of VAD was low, but not associated with overall attitude in our model. We highlight the importance of reflexive practice to help health professionals identify their values and feelings related to VAD, and to understand how these may affect their clinical practice. Low knowledge of VAD suggests that legislative and procedural training should be mandatory.Moira O’ConnorCharlene MartinLindy WilmottDarren HaywoodBlake J. LawrenceLauren J. BreenMDPI AGarticlevoluntary assisted dyingVADhealth professionalsnursingattitudessurveySocial SciencesHENSocial Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 429, p 429 (2021)
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spellingShingle	voluntary assisted dying VAD health professionals nursing attitudes survey Social Sciences H Moira O’Connor Charlene Martin Lindy Wilmott Darren Haywood Blake J. Lawrence Lauren J. Breen Australian Health Professionals’ Attitudes toward Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Cross-Sectional Survey
description	Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is when a terminally ill person with decision-making capacity consensually ends their life with assistance from an authorised professional. Many countries have legalised VAD, and health professionals’ roles within VAD frameworks are varied. Health professionals must be well informed of their legal obligations to ensure they practice within the legal boundaries, and those professionals with objections toward VAD should ensure that their eligible patients have equitable access. Given the current landscape of VAD, it is important to understand different health professionals’ attitudes toward VAD and what may underpin these attitudes. We explored (a) Australian health professionals’ attitudes toward VAD; (b) the psychological components that underpin those attitudes; (c) health professionals’ level of knowledge about VAD; (d) health professionals’ most common beliefs, emotions, and experiences related to VAD. A cross-sectional correlational survey design was used. A total of 182 Australian health professionals participated in the online survey based on a tripartite model of attitudes. We conducted a binomial logistic regression through a Generalised Linear Mixed Model and found polarised attitudes toward VAD between health professionals. Attitudes were accounted for by beliefs, emotions, education, and strength of religious beliefs. Knowledge of VAD was low, but not associated with overall attitude in our model. We highlight the importance of reflexive practice to help health professionals identify their values and feelings related to VAD, and to understand how these may affect their clinical practice. Low knowledge of VAD suggests that legislative and procedural training should be mandatory.
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author	Moira O’Connor Charlene Martin Lindy Wilmott Darren Haywood Blake J. Lawrence Lauren J. Breen
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title	Australian Health Professionals’ Attitudes toward Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Cross-Sectional Survey
title_short	Australian Health Professionals’ Attitudes toward Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Cross-Sectional Survey
title_full	Australian Health Professionals’ Attitudes toward Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Cross-Sectional Survey
title_fullStr	Australian Health Professionals’ Attitudes toward Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Cross-Sectional Survey
title_full_unstemmed	Australian Health Professionals’ Attitudes toward Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Cross-Sectional Survey
title_sort	australian health professionals’ attitudes toward voluntary assisted dying: a cross-sectional survey
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/2af70b3d03b14ac38e24c6d21e08437c
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Australian Health Professionals’ Attitudes toward Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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