Cartwright C M, Williams G M, Parker M H, Steinberg M A
Aged Services Learning and Research Collaboration, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
Intern Med J. 2006 Apr;36(4):256-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01053.x.
This study investigated issues raised in qualitative data from our previous studies of health professionals and community members, which suggested that being opposed to euthanasia legislation did not necessarily equate to being anti-euthanasia per se. A postal survey of 1002 medical practitioners, 1000 nurses and 1200 community members was undertaken. In addition to a direct question on changing the law to allow active voluntary euthanasia (AVE), four statements assessed attitudes to euthanasia with or without a change in legislation. Responses were received from 405 doctors (43%), 429 nurses (45%) and 405 community members (38%). Compared with previous studies there was a slight increase in support for a change in the law from medical practitioners, a slight decrease in support from community members and almost no change among nurses. Different interpretations of the results of the four attitude questions are possible, depending on the perspective of the interpreter.
本研究调查了我们之前对卫生专业人员和社区成员的研究中定性数据所提出的问题，这些数据表明，反对安乐死立法并不一定等同于本身反对安乐死。对1002名医生、1000名护士和1200名社区成员进行了邮寄调查。除了一个关于修改法律以允许积极自愿安乐死（AVE）的直接问题外，还有四个陈述评估了无论立法是否改变对安乐死的态度。收到了405名医生（43%）、429名护士（45%）和405名社区成员（38%）的回复。与之前的研究相比，医生对法律变革的支持略有增加，社区成员的支持略有下降，护士的支持几乎没有变化。根据解释者的角度，对四个态度问题的结果可能有不同的解释。
