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Care of the older person
Systematic review
Health professionals generally have more restrictive attitudes towards assisted dying in dementia than the public
  1. Nathan Davies
  1. Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to : Dr Nathan Davies, Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK; Nathan.davies.10{at}ucl.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2015-102082

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    Commentary on: Tomlinson E, Stott J. Assisted dying in dementia: a systematic review of the international literature on the attitudes of health professionals, patients, carers and the public, and the factors associated with these. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2015;30:10–20.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed

    Implications for practice and research

    • Different levels of advocating for assisted dying between people with dementia and health professionals may mean professionals need more confidence, support and awareness to have these conversations.

    • Further qualitative research is needed to explore in more detail the views carers and people with dementia have about assisted dying.

    Context

    There is growing attention on assisted suicide and dementia internationally.1 At the end of life we see people with dementia lose their ability to make their own decisions and maintain control. This is often epitomised by dignity which was once intrinsic and controlled by the individual …

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    Footnotes

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    • Competing interests None declared.