A Challenge for Palliative Psychology: Freedom of Choice at the End of Life among the Attitudes of Physicians and Nurses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Study
2.1. Aims and Objectives
2.2. Participants
2.3. Method
3. Results
3.1. Quantitative Data
3.2. Qualitative Data
3.2.1. First Thematic Area: “Positive Aspects of the New Law and of AHDs”
3.2.2. Second Thematic Area: “Negative Aspects of the New Law and of AHDs”
3.2.3. Third Thematic Area: “Changes Occurring in the Professional Context and Critical Incidents”
3.2.4. Fourth Thematic Area: “Attitudes Towards Euthanasia Requests”
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Limitations of the Study and Future Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Data Sharing and Accessibility
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Variable | Cronbach’s Alpha | Range | M | SD | t | p-Value |
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ATE—Acceptance of euthanasia | 0.86 | 1–5 | 2.66 | 0.91 | −3.81 | <0.001 |
ROS—Intrinsic Religiosity | 0.94 | 1–5 | 2.48 | 1.14 | −4.44 | <0.001 |
ROS—Extrinsic religiosity | 0.80 | 1–5 | 2.38 | 0.72 | −8.30 | <0.001 |
TDRS—Death as Annihilation | 0.87 | 1–5 | 3.48 | 1.03 | 4.76 | <0.001 |
CL—Fear of Death of Self | 0.77 | 1–5 | 2.98 | 0.92 | −0.25 | <0.001 |
CL—Fear of the Process of Dying of Self | 0.82 | 1–5 | 3.67 | 0.84 | 8.10 | <0.001 |
CL—Fear of Death of Others | 0.75 | 1–5 | 3.95 | 0.71 | 13.70 | <0.001 |
CL—Fear of the Process of Dying of Others | 0.83 | 1–5 | 3.33 | 0.91 | 3.71 | <0.001 |
BIRD—Social Desirability | 0.67 | 1–7 | 4.33 | 0.72 | −9.49 | <0.001 |
Variable | Beta | t | p-Value |
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ROS—Intrinsic Religiosity | −0.45 | −2.85 | 0.006 |
ROS—Extrinsic religiosity | 0.10 | 0.71 | 0.478 |
TDRS—Death as Annihilation | −0.07 | −0.61 | 0.544 |
CL—Fear of Death of Self | 0.18 | 1.43 | 0.157 |
CL—Fear of the Process of Dying of Self | −0.14 | −1.05 | 0.296 |
CL—Fear of Death of Others | −0.38 | −2.59 | 0.011 |
CL—Fear of the Process of Dying of Others | 0.32 | 2.29 | 0.024 |
BIRD—Social Desirability | 0.15 | 1.47 | 0.147 |
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Testoni, I.; Bortolotti, C.; Pompele, S.; Ronconi, L.; Baracco, G.; Orkibi, H. A Challenge for Palliative Psychology: Freedom of Choice at the End of Life among the Attitudes of Physicians and Nurses. Behav. Sci. 2020, 10, 160. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs10100160
Testoni I, Bortolotti C, Pompele S, Ronconi L, Baracco G, Orkibi H. A Challenge for Palliative Psychology: Freedom of Choice at the End of Life among the Attitudes of Physicians and Nurses. Behavioral Sciences. 2020; 10(10):160. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs10100160
Chicago/Turabian StyleTestoni, Ines, Camilla Bortolotti, Sara Pompele, Lucia Ronconi, Gloria Baracco, and Hod Orkibi. 2020. "A Challenge for Palliative Psychology: Freedom of Choice at the End of Life among the Attitudes of Physicians and Nurses" Behavioral Sciences 10, no. 10: 160. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs10100160