Trends and Patterns in the Public Awareness of Palliative Care, Euthanasia, and End-of-Life Decisions in 3 Central European Countries Using Big Data Analysis From Google: Retrospective Analysis

Matthias Huemer   ¹ , MD ;   Daniela Jahn-Kuch   ¹ , MSc, MD ;   Guenter Hofmann   ¹ , MD ;   Elisabeth Andritsch   ² , MSc ;   Clemens Farkas   ² , MSc ;   Walter Schaupp   ³ , PhD, MD ;   Eva Katharina Masel   ⁴ , MSc, PhD, MD ;   Philipp J Jost   ^{2, 5} , PhD, MD ;   Martin Pichler   ² , MSc, MD

¹ Division of Oncology with affiliated Unit of Palliative Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

² Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

³ Institute of Moral Theology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

⁴ Clinical Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine I and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

⁵ Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematooncology, Technical University of Munich School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany