PMID- 1613671
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19920729
LR  - 20200220
IS  - 0894-9255 (Print)
IS  - 0894-9255 (Linking)
VI  - 5
IP  - 7
DP  - 1992
TI  - Physicians' attitudes toward assisted suicide in AIDS.
PG  - 712-8
AB  - We investigated factors influencing attitudes and practices among San Francisco 
      physicians toward physician-assisted suicide in the context of AIDS. To explore 
      this topic a questionnaire was developed for use in comparing two physician 
      groups. This self-administered instrument was completed by 69 physician members 
      of the San Francisco County Community Consortium (CCC), a community-based 
      clinical research organization whose members care for persons with human 
      immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. A comparison group consisted of 86 randomly 
      sampled San Francisco physicians recruited from the California Medical 
      Association mailing list. Anonymity of respondents was maintained. Chi-squares 
      and t-tests were conducted to compare physician groups with regard to 
      demographics and experiences with AIDS. Factor analytic techniques and 
      correlational analyses were used to identify attitudinal and behavioral 
      predictors of willingness to assist in a patient suicide. Twenty-three percent of 
      the total sample would be likely to grant the patient's initial request for 
      assistance in committing suicide. When faced with an adamant request, CCC members 
      would be more likely to assist than comparison group physicians. Ethical beliefs 
      were the strongest predictor of physicians' intention to assist. Identification 
      with the AIDS patient also had significant predictive value.
FAU - Slome, L
AU  - Slome L
AD  - California School of Professional Psychology, Berkeley/Alameda.
FAU - Moulton, J
AU  - Moulton J
FAU - Huffine, C
AU  - Huffine C
FAU - Gorter, R
AU  - Gorter R
FAU - Abrams, D
AU  - Abrams D
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988)
JT  - Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
JID - 8812597
SB  - IM
MH  - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*psychology
MH  - Adult
MH  - Attitude to Death
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Intention
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Physicians/*psychology
MH  - Social Values
MH  - Stress, Psychological
MH  - *Suicide/legislation & jurisprudence
OID - KIE: 56238
OID - NRCBL: 20.7
OTO - KIE
OT  - Death and Euthanasia
OT  - Empirical Approach
OT  - Health Care and Public Health
OT  - Hemlock Society
GN  - KIE: KIE BoB Subject Heading: AIDS/health personnel
GN  - KIE: KIE BoB Subject Heading: suicide
GN  - KIE: Full author name: Slome, Lee
GN  - KIE: Full author name: Moulton, Jeffrey
GN  - KIE: Full author name: Huffine, Carol
GN  - KIE: Full author name: Gorter, Robert
GN  - KIE: Full author name: Abrams, Donald
EDAT- 1992/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 1992/01/01 00:01
CRDT- 1992/01/01 00:00
PHST- 1992/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1992/01/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1992/01/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988). 1992;5(7):712-8.