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Marijke C Jansen-van der Weide1, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Agnes van der Heide
1Department of Public and Occupational Health and Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
This study investigated the impact of a visit from a consulting physician on the patient and the relatives during the euthanasia procedure in The Netherlands. Data on experiences with the consultant's visit were collected from 86 relatives and 3,614 general practitioners, who described their most recent request for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide. More than three-quarters of the patients experienced the visit as they had expected, or became more positive. Although about 1 out of 5 patients had negative experiences, this study indicates that, in general, a visit from a consulting physician is not perceived to be burdensome for patients.
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