Palliative Care

High-quality palliative care was central to a good death because participants emphasised avoidance of physical and psychological pain. Continuous care and clinical follow-up during dying were identified as key facilitators. Improving palliative care culture in hospitals, nursing homes, and general practice—including better pain management communication—may reduce avoidable readmissions among cancer patients. Wider use of advance care planning could support decision-making for frail elderly patients and reduce rehospitalisation. Greater experience in palliative and end-of-life care was consistently associated with lower acceptance of both euthanasia and PAS legalisation, and with lower personal willingness to practise these procedures. Physicians with more than 10 years of palliative care experience were the least likely to support euthanasia or PAS legalisation. The pattern of palliative care specialists being most opposed to assistance in dying is consistent with findings from multiple international studies. Existing symptomatic treatment options for dyspnoea are limited and often insufficient, leaving some patients with chronic lifelong suffering. A recruitment rate of 40–50% is…