The schedule of attitudes toward hastened death

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Authors

Barry Rosenfeld · Long Island University

William Breitbart · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Michele Galietta · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Monique Kaim · Cardinal Health (United States)

Julie Funesti-Esch · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Hayley Pessin · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Christian J. Nelson

Abstract

The SAHD appears to be a reliable and valid measure of desire for death among terminally ill cancer patients. Coupled with previous research in patients with AIDS, these results support the utility of the SAHD for research addressing interest in hastened death in patients with a life-threatening medical illness.

Topics & Keywords

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Patient Dignity and Privacy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer

Volume 88, Issue 12, pp. 2868-2875

DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20000615)88:12<2868::aid-cncr30>3.0.co;2-k

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