(EDMONTON) Alberta patients offer high levels of support for physician-assisted death and for the draft guidelines being developed to facilitate the practice in Alberta, according to a recent survey conducted by albertapatients. Indeed, the March 2016 survey reveals that if faced with a grievous and irremediable medical condition, fewer than one-in-five would not consider physician-assisted dying themselves. The poll also reveals that Alberta patients have strong feelings regarding the manner and location of physician-assisted death.

 

Detailed findings from the survey include:

 

 

 

 

 

 


To view the details of these results and methodology, follow the link: Patient Views on Physician-Assisted Death

 

Survey Methodology

These are findings of an albertapatients.ca survey conducted on behalf of the Alberta Medical Association. The Study was fielded via a representative online research panel sample (albertapatients supplemented with Voice of Alberta panel sample to fill stratified demographic quotas) between March 17th – 27th, 2016. Participants are Alberta residents over the age of 18, and the sample has been weighted to reflect the gender, age and regional distribution of Albertans who have used the healthcare system within the past 12 months. A total of 1508 interviews were conducted for the survey. The online methodology utilizes a representative but non-random sample therefore margin of error is not applicable. However, a probability sample of this size would yield a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points. This study was designed and conducted in response to interest expressed by albertapatients community members.

 

About albertapatients

 

These findings are drawn from research conducted on behalf of the Alberta Medical Association for its albertapatients initiative – an online community that provides Albertans the opportunity to provide input and feedback into the province’s health care system, and help shape the future of health care in Alberta through regular professionally executed survey research. This initiative also acts as a conduit for Alberta’s doctors to update patients about what’s going on in health care delivery, and report on findings from the survey research.

 

ThinkHQ Public Affairs Inc. is a Canadian-based independent public opinion consultancy, and is the Alberta Medical Association’s research partner in the operation of albertapatients.ca.

 

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MEDIA CONTACTS

 

Shannon Rupnarain

Assistant Executive Director, Public Affairs

Alberta Medical Association

Shannon.rupnarain@albertadoctors.org

 

 

Marc Henry

President, ThinkHQ Public Affairs, Inc.

marc@thinkhq.com

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