Project: 2024.16019.PEX

Project name:	EVOLVE - Evolution of the Will to Die: Validation of WHDES and Longitudinal Study in Spain
Project code:	2024.16019.PEX
Proposing institution/Lead promoter/Coordinating entity:	Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto
Partner(s)/Co-promoter(s)/Participating institution(s):	Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra; Univ. Sevilha; Universidad de Huelva; Universidad Loyola
Date of approval:	2025-11-24
Start date:	2026-02-23
Completion date:	2027-08-22

Eligible Cost of the Project

Total Eligible Cost:

59.812,07 EUR

Objectives, activities and expected/achieved results

This study aims to investigate the evolution of the will to die and the factors influencing its development. The specific objectives are:

1. To perform a cultural adaptation and validation of the Will to Hasten Death Evaluation Scale (WHDES) in a sample of the Spanish elderly population.

2. To assess the prevalence of the will to die and to analyse the influence of related psychological, social, and medical factors across different patient groups.

3. To explore the longitudinal evolution of the will to die, examining changes over time, the impact of associated factors, and differences between terminal and non-terminal patients.

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