| Title |
What Lies behind the Wish to Hasten Death? A Systematic Review and Meta-Ethnography from the Perspective of Patients
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0037117 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Cristina Monforte-Royo, Christian Villavicencio-Chávez, Joaquin Tomás-Sábado, Vinita Mahtani-Chugani, Albert Balaguer |
| Abstract |
There is a need for an in-depth approach to the meaning of the wish to hasten death (WTHD). This study aims to understand the experience of patients with serious or incurable illness who express such a wish. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 40% |
| Germany | 2 | 20% |
| Australia | 1 | 10% |
| Spain | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 2 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 60% |
| Scientists | 2 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 194 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 187 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 31 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 14% |
| Researcher | 24 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 8% |
| Other | 31 | 16% |
| Unknown | 42 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 46 | 24% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 37 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 18 | 9% |
| Psychology | 17 | 9% |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 20 | 10% |
| Unknown | 50 | 26% |