The Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado-Denver, received a $546,943 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.866). The purpose of this 4-year award, which runs from January 1, 2025 to November 30, 2028, is to conduct the first-ever national study of physician participation in medical aid in dying (MAID). The study aims to: 1) create a claims-based MAID-targeted sample of doctors practicing in states where MAID is legal, 2) conduct a national survey of these doctors regarding their MAID participation, and 3) explore how ethical principles and quality of life assessments influence physicians' attitudes and participation in MAID. This research is timely given the growing nationwide access to MAID while there is limited empirical data on the physician perspective.
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