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Euthanasia and old age
— the case of Hong Kong | | Author(s) | Shiu-Yeu Fok, Alice Ming-Lin Chong |
| Journal title | Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 5, no 1, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 41-54 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Euthanasia ; Ageing process ; Attitude ; Qualitative Studies ; Hong Kong. |
| Annotation | In Hong Kong, people live longer, but they also suffer greater physical health impairment in old age. Thus, the attitudes of older people towards euthanasia will be important in an ageing society like Hong Kong. This article reports the findings of two studies. One was a general household survey of Hong Kong people's attitudes toward euthanasia. This found that age was a predictor of the attitudes towards active euthanasia: the higher the age, the more support there would be. A follow-up qualitative study was carried out to further examine older people's reasons for or against euthanasia. From two focus group meetings with members of two integrated centres for older people in Hong Kong, it was found that a great majority of the participants favoured euthanasia. Fear of being a burden to family members, fear of pain and suffering, as well as the feeling of uselessness in old age were the major themes behind support for euthanasia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040811208 A |
| Classmark | CY: BG: DP: 3DP: 7DR |
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