Stolz E, Rásky É, Freidl W
Institut für Sozialmedizin und Epidemiologie, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz, Austria.
Gesundheitswesen. 2018 Jun;80(6):580-582. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-106648. Epub 2016 Jun 14.
Existing research on attitudes in the general population regarding end-of-life decisions has included neither old age long-term care dependency nor worries regarding age(ing). The aim of this study is to present first results from a recent survey on this topic.
A nationally representative cross-sectional survey of the population aged 50+was conducted in Austria (n=968) in 2015.
29.0% of the respondents indicated not wanting to live on as a severely care-dependent older person. In the case of an older care-dependent person, 48.5% approved of forgoing life-sustaining treatment, 41.7% of assisted suicide and 34.1% of euthanasia if requested. Worries about old age and ageing were widespread (53.7-83.0%) and highly worried respondents were more inclined to support assisted suicide and euthanasia compared to those less worried.
Worries and negative stereotypes regarding age(ing) and long-term care dependency should be addressed by information campaigns.
现有关于普通人群对临终决策态度的研究既未涵盖老年长期护理依赖情况，也未涉及对衰老的担忧。本研究的目的是展示近期关于该主题调查的初步结果。
2015年在奥地利对50岁及以上人群开展了一项具有全国代表性的横断面调查（n = 968）。
29.0%的受访者表示不想以严重依赖护理的老年人身份继续生活。对于依赖护理的老年人，若有请求，48.5%的人赞成放弃维持生命的治疗，41.7%的人赞成协助自杀，34.1%的人赞成安乐死。对衰老的担忧普遍存在（53.7 - 83.0%），与担忧程度较低的受访者相比，高度担忧的受访者更倾向于支持协助自杀和安乐死。
应通过宣传活动来解决对衰老和长期护理依赖的担忧及负面刻板印象。
