Table 3. Free-text comments to question: 'If legislation allows euthanasia in later than the beginning stages of dementia, would you carry out euthanasia (if advance directive available)?'.

Answer label	n = 86 (completed answers)
Yes (if legal)	36
No, never	18
Only if complicated with physical comorbidities or other threatening conditions	3
No, since you cannot judge quality of life and meaning to others	2
No, since I want a clear ‘yes’ from the patient	5
Yes, if patient, family, relatives, and other carers are extensively involved and consulted in a shared decision-making	11
Yes, but considering that an advance directive does not necessarily reflect today's beliefs or wishes and that dementia was specified in the directive	4
Yes, if you know the patient, their life lifecycle, and their life view very well	4
No opinion	3