Experts has a new look! Let us know what you think of the updates.

Provide feedback
Home
Scholarly Works
Informal care-givers' attitudes towards medical...
Journal article

Informal care-givers' attitudes towards medical assistance in dying for persons with dementia

Abstract

Abstract Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is legal in Canada but cannot be accessed through an advance request. Some data suggest that informal care-givers of persons with dementia support the legalisation of advance requests for MAID. Opponents argue that care-givers' support is due to society's failure to address their well-documented burden and unmet needs. To our knowledge, this assumption has never been tested. To fill this knowledge …

Authors

Bravo G; Van den Block L; Downie J; Arcand M; Kaasalainen S; Pautex S; Trottier L

Journal

Ageing and Society, Vol. 44, No. 9, pp. 2089–2115

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Publication Date

9 2024

DOI

10.1017/s0144686x22001234

ISSN

0144-686X