Andalusian School of Public Health, Spain.
Nurs Ethics. 2012 Sep;19(5):677-91. doi: 10.1177/0969733011436203.
The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes and experiences of Spanish nurses in relation to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. In an online questionnaire completed by 390 nurses from Andalusia, 59.1% adequately identified a euthanasia situation and 64.1% a situation involving physician-assisted suicide. Around 69% were aware that both practices were illegal in Spain, while 21.4% had received requests for euthanasia and a further 7.8% for assisted suicide. A total of 22.6% believed that cases of euthanasia had occurred in Spain and 11.4% believed the same for assisted suicide. There was greater support (70%) for legalisation of euthanasia than for assisted suicide (65%), combined with a greater predisposition towards carrying out euthanasia (54%), if it were to be legalised, than participating in assisted suicide (47.3%). Nurses in Andalusia should be offered more education about issues pertaining to the end of life, and extensive research into this area should be undertaken.
本研究旨在评估西班牙护士在安乐死和医师协助自杀方面的知识、态度和经验。在一项由安达卢西亚的 390 名护士在线完成的问卷调查中，59.1%的护士能够正确识别安乐死情况，64.1%的护士能够正确识别涉及医师协助自杀的情况。约 69%的护士知道这两种做法在西班牙都是非法的，而 21.4%的护士曾收到过安乐死请求，另有 7.8%的护士曾收到过协助自杀的请求。共有 22.6%的护士认为西班牙已经发生了安乐死案例，11.4%的护士认为西班牙已经发生了协助自杀案例。安乐死合法化（70%）的支持率高于协助自杀合法化（65%），如果安乐死合法化，护士更倾向于实施安乐死（54%），而不是参与协助自杀（47.3%）。安达卢西亚的护士应该接受更多关于生命末期问题的教育，并且应该对这一领域进行广泛的研究。
