End-of-life decisions and involvement of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians in Europe.

Autor:	Osterthun R; Rijndam Rehabilitation Center, and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. rosterthun@rijndam.nl., Sunnerhagen KS; Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden., Stam HJ; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands., Kiekens C; IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of rehabilitation medicine [J Rehabil Med] 2023 Jun 30; Vol. 55, pp. jrm5575. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 30.
DOI:	10.2340/jrm.v55.5575
Abstrakt:	Objective: As Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine physicians are experts in functional prognoses of disabling health conditions, the aim of this study was to gain insight into their involvement in end-of-life decisions in patients with neurological or terminal diseases in European countries. Design: Exploratory cross-sectional survey. Subjects: Delegates of the Union of European Medical Specialists, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Section. Methods: In July 2020, a self-constructed survey was sent to 82 delegates from 38 European countries, who were asked to answer from the point of view of their country. Topics included the legal status of end-of-life decisions and the involvement of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine physicians in these decisions. Results: Between July 2020 and December 2020, 32 delegates from 28 countries completed the survey (response rate country level of 74%). If legal frameworks allow for these specific end-of-life decisions, involvement of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine physicians was reported in 2 of 3 countries in euthanasia cases, 10 of 17 countries in non-treatment decision cases, and 13 of 16 countries in cases of intensified symptom management by the administration of drugs using potentially life-shortening doses. Conclusion: Estimated involvement of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine physicians in end-of-life decisions varied between European countries, even when legal frameworks allow for these decisions.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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