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The Impact of Social Media on Users' Self-Efficacy and Loneliness: An Analysis of the Mediating Mechanism of Social Support
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assisted death including euthanasia physicianassisted suicide pas debate worldwide practices adopted many western countries physicians attitudes toward assisted death vary across globe little known physicians actual reactions facing request assisted death clear gap evidence physicians act respond patients requests assisted death countries actions legal survey including statements concerning euthanasia pas open question actions facing request assisted death sent finnish physicians quantitative data presented numbers percentages statistical significance tested using pearson chisquare test appropriate qualitative analysis performed using inductive content analysis approach categories emerge data altogether 6889 physicians medical students answered survey yielding response rate 26 onethird participants agreed partly agreed could assist patient suicide majority 69 participants fully partly agreed euthanasia accepted due difficult physical symptoms 12 fully partly agreed life turning burden acceptable reason euthanasia participants 16 faced request euthanasia pas 3033 answers 2565 respondents achieved open questions concerning actions regarding request ethical aspects assisted death qualitative analysis six main categories including 22 subcategories formed regarding phenomenon physicians act facing request six main categories follows providing alternative request enabling care support ignoring request giving reasoned refusal complying request seeing request possibility finnish physicians actions regarding requests assisted death attitudes toward euthanasia pas vary substantially open discussion education recommendations concerning request assisted death ethics around also highly needed countries euthanasia pas legal