Questioning the value of present life: The lived experience of older people who see no future for themselves.

Objectives: To describe the lived experience of older people who see no future for oneself in the context of aging and the possible development of a wish to die.

Methods: Data were collected from 34 interviews with people of 55-92 years. A phenomenological hermeneutical analysis was performed using crafted stories as an analytical device.

[Physician-assisted dying at home in the Netherlands: what do general practitioners face? An qualitative interview study].

Objective: To explore what Dutch general practitioners (GPs) need and what their felt responsibilities and considerations are during (decision-making for) physician assisted dying (PAD) in the context of palliative care in the home-setting.

Design: A qualitative interview study was performed as part of a larger interview-study exploring the experiences of patients, relatives, and other care-professionals with PAD.

Method: Purposive sampling was adopted to select eleven GPs with experience in end-of-life decision-making and with sufficient variety on the domains of age, gender, work setting and additional expertise.