A Survey of Clinicians Who Provide Aid in Dying.

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Citation: American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. :10499091231205841, 2023 Sep 30PMID: 37776055Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Center for Ethics | Medicine/Palliative CareForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED | Year: 2023ISSN:
  • 1049-9091
Name of journal: The American journal of hospice & palliative careAbstract: CONCLUSION: Many responding clinicians report caring for patients considering aid in dying in specialized practices or otherwise in unaffiliated or independent practice. Clinicians report that providing aid in dying (and writing an aid-in-dying prescription) resulted in less reported moral conflict toward aid in dying.INTRODUCTION: Little is known about the identity and moral experience of clinicians who provide the option of aid in dying to terminally ill Americans.METHODS: In May 2023 we distributed an email survey to clinicians registered for the American Clinician's Academy on Medical Aid in Dying listserv.RESULTS: Of the 72 clinicians who responded, 90% were of white race, 50% were over 60 years old, and 47% had been in practice for over 20 years. Most clinicians report practicing primary care (39%) or hospice/palliative care (33%); 25% of clinicians had training in palliative medicine. 22% described their practice as a specialized "aid-in-dying practice" and 26% either "rarely" or "never" cared for the terminally ill outside the context of aid in dying. A majority (56%) of clinicians were either affiliated with an independent practice or unaffiliated. Before they began aid-in-dying work, 26% of clinicians reported having felt "somewhat" or "very" morally conflicted; after having written an aid in dying prescription, 96% felt "hardly" or "not at all" conflicted. On average, clinicians felt that aid-in-dying laws balance protection of patients with access; 39% believed that the laws were "somewhat" or "overly" protective.All authors: Pottash M, Saikaly K, Stevenson M, Krohmal BFiscal year: FY2024Digital Object Identifier: ORCID: Date added to catalog: 2023-12-20
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CONCLUSION: Many responding clinicians report caring for patients considering aid in dying in specialized practices or otherwise in unaffiliated or independent practice. Clinicians report that providing aid in dying (and writing an aid-in-dying prescription) resulted in less reported moral conflict toward aid in dying.

INTRODUCTION: Little is known about the identity and moral experience of clinicians who provide the option of aid in dying to terminally ill Americans.

METHODS: In May 2023 we distributed an email survey to clinicians registered for the American Clinician's Academy on Medical Aid in Dying listserv.

RESULTS: Of the 72 clinicians who responded, 90% were of white race, 50% were over 60 years old, and 47% had been in practice for over 20 years. Most clinicians report practicing primary care (39%) or hospice/palliative care (33%); 25% of clinicians had training in palliative medicine. 22% described their practice as a specialized "aid-in-dying practice" and 26% either "rarely" or "never" cared for the terminally ill outside the context of aid in dying. A majority (56%) of clinicians were either affiliated with an independent practice or unaffiliated. Before they began aid-in-dying work, 26% of clinicians reported having felt "somewhat" or "very" morally conflicted; after having written an aid in dying prescription, 96% felt "hardly" or "not at all" conflicted. On average, clinicians felt that aid-in-dying laws balance protection of patients with access; 39% believed that the laws were "somewhat" or "overly" protective.

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