Changes in opinions on palliative sedation of palliative care specialists over 16 years and their effects on clinical practice

Despite extensive debate on palliative sedation over the last few decades, no studies have explored longitudinal changes in physicians’ opinion. Moreover, little is known about how physicians’ opinions affect their practice. This study aimed to clarify (1) changes in palliative care specialists’ opinions on palliative sedation and (2) the effects of these opinions on clinical practice. In 2000 and 2016, nationwide questionnaire surveys involving...