Elements of requests for hastened death.3
| Need for more physician attention |
| Information |
| Symptom control |
| Non-abandonment |
| Inadequately controlled physical symptoms |
| Pain |
| Dyspnea |
| Nausea |
| Psychological disorders |
| Depression |
| Anxiety |
| Grief |
| Delirium |
| “Chemical coper” |
| Personality disorder |
| Fears of future suffering |
| Strained relationship with family |
| Overwhelmed caregiver |
| Failure to meet basic physical and emotional needs |
| Fear that family will fail them |
| Concern over being a burden |
| Dysfunctional family |
| Personal values |
| Suffering ennobles |
| Self-reliance and control |
| Need for more physician attention |
| Information |
| Symptom control |
| Non-abandonment |
| Inadequately controlled physical symptoms |
| Pain |
| Dyspnea |
| Nausea |
| Psychological disorders |
| Depression |
| Anxiety |
| Grief |
| Delirium |
| “Chemical coper” |
| Personality disorder |
| Fears of future suffering |
| Strained relationship with family |
| Overwhelmed caregiver |
| Failure to meet basic physical and emotional needs |
| Fear that family will fail them |
| Concern over being a burden |
| Dysfunctional family |
| Personal values |
| Suffering ennobles |
| Self-reliance and control |