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21977821

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-10-7
pubmed:abstractText
There has been a debate for over a decade in The Netherlands about whether physicians should be allowed to provide assistance with suicide to older people who are 'weary of life'. Actual knowledge about these older people is missing in this debate. The purpose of this article is to explore and discuss the expectations older people who are 'weary of life' have of their future, and to what extent they perceive their suffering as hopeless. In this qualitative study, 31 older people who were 'weary of life' were interviewed. The results of this study show that most respondents who were 'weary of life' did not plan to end their life within a short time frame. The burden to their loved ones played a large role in their decision in addition to the awareness of still having reasons to live. Most respondents tried not to think too much about the future, and hoped death would come soon. Most respondents could not name a condition that would diminish their wish to die, that they also found desirable and feasible. The results of this study suggest that people who develop thoughts about death do so when they give up finding solutions to improve their situation.
pubmed:language
dut
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0167-9228
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
159-69
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
[Older people who are 'weary of life': their expectations for the future and perceived hopelessness].
pubmed:affiliation
VU medisch centrum, Afdeling Sociale Geneeskunde, Amsterdam.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract