Table 2 Average importance score for each research item
Research Priority Area | Average Importance Score |
|---|---|
1. Effectiveness of the safeguards in the Act to protect people | M = 84.5, SD = 23.7 |
2. The relation with and impact of assisted dying on palliative care | M = 83.4, SD = 21.8 |
3. Experiences of people and whānau/family choosing and practitioners providing assisted dying | M = 82.8, SD = 20.7 |
4. Views of people from disability communities towards assisted dying | M = 80.7, SD = 23.1 |
5. Barriers to individuals exercising their legal right to request assisted dying | M = 80.1, SD = 21.3 |
6. Tikanga Māori (custom) and kawa (protocols) and assisted dying | M = 79.7, SD = 24.2 |
7. Māori engagement with assisted dying | M = 79.6, SD = 23.5 |
8. Experiences of people and providers when assisted dying applications are declined | M = 79.2, SD = 22.4 |
9. Evaluation of health practitioner and assisted dying provider training | M = 78.8, SD = 21.4 |
10. Impact on structurally disadvantaged groups | M = 78.3, SD = 24.2 |
11. Health practitioners’ (including assisted dying providers) interpretation of the eligibility criteria outlined in the End of Life Choice Act | M = 77.6, SD = 25.1 |
12. Analysing Ministry of Health data on assisted dying engagement and characteristics of people using assisted dying services | M = 73.1, SD = 25.3 |
13. Timeliness of service provision | M = 72.9, SD = 27.2 |
14. Stigmatisation of those involved in the provision of and use of assisted dying services | M = 70.1, SD = 28.1 |
15. Experiences of non-provider (e.g., admin, cleaning) staff where assisted dying is being provided | M = 62.4, SD = 26.8 |