Socioeconomic Status and Medical Assistance in Dying: A Regional Descriptive Study.

Manny TranKimia HonarmandRobert SibbaldFran PriestapSimon J W Oczkowski Ian Michael Ball

Published in: Journal of palliative care (2021)

A disproportionate number of requests for a MAiD assessment at LHSC came from lower SES patients; however, similar proportions of patients who requested MAiD from each SES group received aid in dying. Future research should explore why a disproportionately high number of low SES patients request MAiD at LHSC.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
palliative care
healthcare
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes