Grief and bereavement of family and friends around medical assistance in dying: scoping review

H Yan, J Bytautas, SR Isenberg, A Kaplan… - BMJ Supportive & …, 2023 - spcare.bmj.com
Objectives The increase in the number of jurisdictions legalising medical assistance in dying
(MAiD) has contributed to a growth in the number of family and friends who may face unique …

How can we improve the experiences of patients and families who request medical assistance in dying? A multi-centre qualitative study

SJW Oczkowski, DE Crawshaw, P Austin, D Versluis… - BMC palliative …, 2021 - Springer
Background Medical assistance in dying has been available in Canada for 5 years, but it is
unclear which practices contribute to high-quality care. We aimed to describe patient and …

How does medical assistance in dying affect end-of-life care planning discussions? Experiences of Canadian multidisciplinary palliative care providers

A Ho, JS Norman, S Joolaee, K Serota… - Palliative Care and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: More than a dozen countries have now legalized some form of assisted dying,
and additional jurisdictions are considering similar legislations or expanding eligibility …

“What is right for me, is not necessarily right for you”: The endogenous factors influencing nonparticipation in medical assistance in dying

J Brown, D Goodridge, L Thorpe… - Qualitative Health …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) is influenced by legislation, health care
providers (HCPs), the number of patient requests, and the patients' locations. This research …

Access to voluntary assisted dying in Victoria: a qualitative study of family caregivers' perceptions of barriers and facilitators

BP White, R Jeanneret, E Close… - Medical Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To investigate barriers to and facilitators of access to voluntary assisted dying in
Victoria under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic). Design, setting, participants …

Barriers to connecting with the voluntary assisted dying system in Victoria, Australia: A qualitative mixed method study

BP White, R Jeanneret, L Willmott - Health Expectations, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is increasingly being legalised internationally. In
Australia, all six states have now passed such laws, with Victoria being the first in 2019 …

What the doctor would prescribe: physician experiences of providing voluntary assisted dying in Australia

J Rutherford, L Willmott… - OMEGA-Journal of Death …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Like many countries where voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is legal, eligible
doctors in Victoria, Australia, have sole legal authority to provide it. Doctors' attitudes …

[HTML][HTML] How we can improve the quality of care for patients requesting medical assistance in dying: a qualitative study of health care providers

SJW Oczkowski, D Crawshaw, P Austin… - Journal of pain and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Context Since Canada decriminalized medical assistance in dying (MAID) in 2015,
clinicians and organizations have developed policies and protocols to implement assisted …

Paradoxes, nurses' roles and Medical Assistance in Dying: A grounded theory

M Hébert, M Asri - Nursing ethics, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background In June 2016, the Parliament of Canada passed federal legislation allowing
eligible adults to request Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Since its implementation …

A qualitative study of experiences of institutional objection to medical assistance in dying in Canada: ongoing challenges and catalysts for change

E Close, R Jeanneret, J Downie, L Willmott… - BMC Medical Ethics, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background In June 2016, Canada legalized medical assistance in dying (MAiD).
From the outset, some healthcare institutions (including faith-based and non-faith-based …