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Luz María Guadalupe Pichardo-García1, María de la Luz Lina Casas-Martínez2, Mónica Jaimes-Palomera3
1Universidad Panamericana, Facultad de Derecho, Instituto Panamericano de Jurisprudencia. Ciudad de México, México.
Introduction:
Concepts related to end-of-life decisions, such as euthanasia, palliative care, advance directives and therapeutic obstinacy, are poorly understood by the general population, which, when facing a terminal situation, is not prepared to choose the best option.
Objective:
Pilot study (n = 544) to find out what the open population understands about terms used in end-of-life situations in four cities of the Mexican Republic.
Method:
Survey via Internet with 18 questions about different terms. It was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Statistical analysis was carried out.
Results:
People older than 18 years who were not engaged in health-related professional activities were selected.
Conclusions:
Most terms related to end-of-life decisions were found not to be interesting to or understood by a part of the population. The least recognized term was therapeutic obstinacy (62.8%), and the most widely known, palliative care (91%); there was confusion between the terms euthanasia and assisted suicide (47.8%). Age and education level had more influence in the results, than other demographic variables.
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