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