NURBN1005 - Euthanasia Annotated Bibliography Research

This annotated bibliography provides a detailed overview of three primary research articles related to euthanasia. The first article, a retrospective cohort study, investigates the determinants of unbearable suffering in hospice patients who requested euthanasia, identifying physical, psychological, and existential factors such as anorexia, fatigue, and dry mouth as prominent contributors. The second article explores the attitudes and preferences of older adults regarding end-of-life care, highlighting their desire for a pain-free and peaceful death while acknowledging the influence of various stressors. The third article focuses on the attitudes of professionals towards voluntary assisted dying, revealing widespread support for the process as a means of reducing suffering and enhancing the dying experience. Each entry includes a summary of the study's methodology, key findings, and implications, offering valuable insights into the complexities of euthanasia and end-of-life care within the context of nursing practice and research.

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The paper aimed to provide an annotated bibliography of three primary research in
following paragraphs. To gather suitable articles electronic database such as CINAHL was used.
The search term for obtaining the article include, “euthanasia, “determinants of euthanasia,
“attitude of professional towards euthanasia”
Bos, D. C., de Graaf, E., de Graeff, A., & Teunissen, S. C. (2019). Determinants of
unbearable suffering in hospice patients who died due to Euthanasia: A
retrospective cohort study. Death studies, 1-8.
The research focused on unbearable sufferings in the hospice patients who requested
euthanasia. The purpose of the author was to provide identify the determinates of intolerable
sufferings in hospice patients who died due to euthanasia where they used four dimensions such
as psychical, social, psychological and existential. In order to evaluate, the researchers conducted
a retrospective cohort study by recruiting 28 patients. The result of the study suggested that
most of the patients indicated three to five determinants (physical, existential and psychological)
were anorexia, fatigue, and dry mouth were most prominent determinants which further leads to
the request of euthanasia. Other symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and loneliness are less
prominent The result of the study shed a light into the determinants that play crucial roles in
euthanasia request which will further assist in conducting a literature review. This article also
provides nurses an opportunity to identify the determinants of the unbearable sufferings which
further leads to euthanasia request. Consequently, nurses would be able to empathize and
empower patients for overcoming the sufferings they are experiencing.

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Fleming, J., Farquhar, M., Cambridge City over-75s Cohort (CC75C) Study Collaboration,
Brayne, C., & Barclay, S. (2016). Death and the oldest old: attitudes and preferences
for end-of-life care-qualitative research within a population-based cohort
study. PloS one, 11(4), e0150686.
The paper focused on the preference of old people regarding care and attitude towards
dying. Hence, to understand the care preference of the older individuals at their end of life,
researchers used population-based cohort where researchers collected data from 42 participants
aged between 95 to 101 and topic guided interview was conducted. The result of the study
suggested that most of the older adults are worried about death itself and prefer to have pain free
and peaceful death. In this case, the preference of older adults is peaceful and comfortable death
rather than life-saving treatments. However, many stressors influence the decision which further
highlighted that fact it is crucial to obtain the preference of the family members of the patients to
offer safe and comfortable death. The result of the study shed a light into the preference of the
older adults at their end of life which further increase the credibility of the review. This research
will provide a direction to nurses for choosing accurate interventions which will offer the same
and comfortable death.
Blaschke, S. M., Schofield, P., Taylor, K., & Ugalde, A. (2019). Common dedication to
facilitating good dying experiences: Qualitative study of end-of-life care

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professionals’ attitudes towards voluntary assisted dying. Palliative medicine, 33(6),
562-569.
The paper emphasized the attitude of professionals towards voluntary assisted dying. The
researchers aimed to obtain in-depth knowledge regarding the attitude of the professionals
regarding euthanasia and associated factors. The researchers conducted semi-structured
interviews by recruiting 16 professionals having the experience of caring for people at end of
life. The result of the study highlighted that the majority of the professionals supported the
process for reducing the sufferings and enhancing the positive dying experience. The result of
the study provides an idea of the attitude of the professionals towards voluntary assisted dying
which will further facilitate the dynamic nature of the review. This research will provide a
direction to nurses for adopting a positive attitude towards the process to reduce suffering and
positive dying experience.

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Bibliography:
Bos, D. C., de Graaf, E., de Graeff, A., & Teunissen, S. C. (2019). Determinants of unbearable
suffering in hospice patients who died due to Euthanasia: A retrospective cohort
study. Death studies, 1-8.
Fleming, J., Farquhar, M., Cambridge City over-75s Cohort (CC75C) Study Collaboration,
Brayne, C., & Barclay, S. (2016). Death and the oldest old: attitudes and preferences for
end-of-life care-qualitative research within a population-based cohort study. PloS
one, 11(4), e0150686.
Blaschke, S. M., Schofield, P., Taylor, K., & Ugalde, A. (2019). Common dedication to
facilitating good dying experiences: Qualitative study of end-of-life care professionals’
attitudes towards voluntary assisted dying. Palliative medicine, 33(6), 562-569.