Families and carers | What are the effects of carer burden on requests for assisted dying? | 55.9 |
Arguments for and against assisted dying | Understanding better why some patient groups are strongly opposed to assisted suicide—what are their concerns, could these be mitigated? | 54.3 |
Comorbidities | Given the progression of dementia, when should end-of-life care be discussed with the person with dementia and who should initiate this discussion? | 53.3 |
Mental health, psychological and psychosocial issues | What are the triggers for requesting assisted dying? | 52.9 |
Personal characteristics, experiences and decisions | How do the views of people considering euthanasia/physician assisted suicide with a spectrum of conditions develop over time—especially those not near the end of life? | 52.8 |
International experiences/analysis of existing data | Does international experience confirm or lay to rest concerns that vulnerable individuals will be pressurised to avail themselves of assisted dying? | 51.5 |
Personal characteristics, experiences and decisions | Why do people consider going to Dignitas—is it fear of dying, pain, control? | 50 |
Personal characteristics, experiences and decisions | What would enhance a person's quality of life after diagnosis of a terminal illness, how do they define ‘quality of life’ and what are factors they take into consideration in assessing it? | 50 |
Broader topics | How to operationalise concepts such as ‘unbearable suffering’? | 50 |
Moral, ethical and legal issues | The best alternative care pathways for ‘end of life’ (rather than depriving the patient food and drink and allowing them to starve)? | 50 |