ATTITUDE OF SWISS ARMY CONSCRIPTS TO PAIN AND EUTHANASIA (1992 AND 1995)

Authors
MALACRIDA R LOEW F BADIA F DEGRAZIA M BERNASCONI E MOCCETTI T RAPIN CH
Citation
R. Malacrida et al., ATTITUDE OF SWISS ARMY CONSCRIPTS TO PAIN AND EUTHANASIA (1992 AND 1995), Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 126(49), 1996, pp. 2149-2151
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift → ACNP
ISSN journal
00367672
Volume
126
Issue
49
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2149 - 2151
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-7672(1996)126:49<2149:AOSACT>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Nineteen-year-old Swiss Army conscripts were questioned in 1992 (n = 1 361) and 1995 (n = 1050) about their opinions regarding pain and eutha nasia. In 1995, 85% (1932: 71%) considered pain as a fundamental part of life, 73% (1992: 77%) thought that the patient himself should decid e how to control pain, and 50% (1992: 51%) would accept the idea of eu thanasia at the request of a family member with an incurable disease a nd in pain. Significant differences were found only in correlation to the degree of religious belief.