2009
DOI: 10.1177/0969733009102693
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Attitudes to Euthanasia in Icus and Other Hospital Departments

Abstract: The aim of this study was to reveal doctors' and nurses' attitudes to euthanasia in intensive care units and surgical, internal medicine and paediatric units in Turkey. A total of 205 doctors and 206 nurses working in several hospitals in Istanbul participated. Data were collected by questionnaire and analysed using SPSS v. 12.0. Significantly higher percentages of doctors (35.3%) and nurses (26.6%) working in intensive care units encountered euthanasia requests than those working in other units. Doctors and n… Show more

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“…Some studies combined the perspectives of relatives and professionals [23,26,59,66]. Other studies compared the views of patients and relatives with the views of professionals [18,45,48,69] or compared the views of physicians with the views of nurses [40,75]. …”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Some studies combined the perspectives of relatives and professionals [23,26,59,66]. Other studies compared the views of patients and relatives with the views of professionals [18,45,48,69] or compared the views of physicians with the views of nurses [40,75]. …”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One study recorded that Turkish nurses and doctors did not have the same knowledge about the different forms of euthanasia (active euthanasia, passive euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide and involuntary euthanasia) [75]. They were most familiar with passive euthanasia (73.2% of doctors and 62.6% of nurses).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Amerika Bileşik Devletleri'nde aktif ötenazi yasaklanmışken pasif ötenazi bazı eyaletlerinde uygulanabilmektedir (9). Hollanda, Belçika ve Lüksemburg'da yasal kabul görürken birçok ülkede yasadışı bir uygulama olarak değerlendirilmektedir (10,11). Ancak ülkemizin de içinde bulunduğu çoğu ülkede ötenazinin her şekli suç olarak sayılmaktadır (9).…”
Section: Gi̇ri̇ş Ve Amaçunclassified
“…Amerika Bileşik Devletleri'nde aktif ötanazi yasaklanmışken pasif ötanazi bazı eyaletlerinde uygulanabilmektedir [5]. Hollanda, Belçika ve Lüksemburg'da yasal kabul görürken birçok ülkede yasadışı bir uygulama olarak değer-lendirilmektedir [6,7]. Ancak ülkemizin de içinde bulunduğu çoğu ülkede ötanazinin her şekli suç olarak sayılmaktadır [5].…”
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