The survey found that a majority of respondents considered six conditions as bad as or worse than death:
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- Bowel and bladder incontinence, cited by about 70 percent as equally as bad as or worse than death;
- Reliance on a breathing machine, cited by about 70 percent of respondents;
- Inability to get out of bed, cited by about 70 percent of respondents;
- Being confused all the time, cited by about 60 percent of respondents;
- Reliance on a feeding tube, cited by about 55 percent of respondents; and
- Needing around-the-clock care, cited by more than 50 percent of respondents.
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