Background: Families' experiences of assisted dying are under-investigated and families are
rarely considered in clinical guidelines concerning assisted dying. Aim: To systematically …

Background: Legislative changes are resulting in assisted death as an option for people at
the end of life. Although nurses' experiences and perspectives are underrepresented within …

Objectives To identify patterns in euthanasia requests and practices relating to psychiatric
patients; to generate recommendations for future research. Design Retrospective analysis of …

BackgroundThe concept of 'unbearable suffering'is central to legislation governing whether
euthanasia requests may be granted, but remains insufficiently understood, especially in …

Background: More than a dozen countries have now legalized some form of assisted dying,
and additional jurisdictions are considering similar legislations or expanding eligibility …

Background Decision-making in palliative care usually involves both patients and family
caregivers. However, how concordance and discordance in decision-making manifest and …

Context Thousands of family members worldwide are annually involved in assisted dying.
Family participation in assisted dying has rarely been investigated and families' needs …

Objective To explore the experience of family and close friends of patients seeking medical
assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada. Design Qualitative study using semistructured …

Much of the literature on health care provider perspectives on medical assistance in dying
(MAiD) is focused on the role of the physician, with some literature examining the views of …

Context: Some patients in palliative care units request euthanasia regardless of legislation.
Although studies have explored the reasons for these requests, little is known about the …