Naseh Ladan, Rafiei Hossein, Heidari Mohammad
Nurse Educator, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahrekord University of Medical Science, Shahrekord, Iran.
Int J Palliat Nurs. 2015 Jan;21(1):43-8. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2015.21.1.43.
Nurses have an important role in caring for terminally ill patients. They are often confronted with euthanasia but little is known about their attitudes towards it. The present study aimed to examine Iranian Muslim nurses' attitudes towards euthanasia.
In this exploratory cross-sectional study, all qualified registered nurses working in two teaching hospitals (Kashani and Hajar hospitals) in Iran were invited to participate. The Euthanasia Attitude Scale (EAS) was used to assess the nurses' attitude towards euthanasia. Of 266 nurses who fit the criteria, 190 participated in the study (response rate 72.9%); 91.1% (n=173) were female and 8.9% (n=17) were male.
In total, 57.4%, 3.2% and 39.5% of nurses reported a negative, neutral and positive attitude to euthanasia respectively. Nurses reported their most negative attitude to the domain 'practical consideration' with mean of 2.36±0.9 and most positive attitude to the domain 'treasuring life' with a mean EAS score of 2.85±0.4.
The majority of Muslim nurses were found to have negative attitudes to euthanasia. We recommend that future studies should be conducted to examine Muslim nurses' attitudes to euthanasia in different cultures to determine the role of culture and religious beliefs in attitude to euthanasia.
护士在照顾绝症患者方面发挥着重要作用。他们经常面临安乐死问题，但对其态度却知之甚少。本研究旨在调查伊朗穆斯林护士对安乐死的态度。
在这项探索性横断面研究中，邀请了在伊朗两家教学医院（卡尚尼医院和哈贾尔医院）工作的所有合格注册护士参与。使用安乐死态度量表（EAS）来评估护士对安乐死的态度。在符合标准的266名护士中，190名参与了研究（应答率72.9%）；91.1%（n = 173）为女性，8.9%（n = 17）为男性。
总体而言，分别有57.4%、3.2%和39.5%的护士对安乐死持消极、中立和积极态度。护士对“实际考虑”领域的态度最为消极，平均分为2.36±0.9，对“珍惜生命”领域的态度最为积极，EAS平均得分为2.85±0.4。
发现大多数穆斯林护士对安乐死持消极态度。我们建议未来应开展研究，以调查不同文化背景下穆斯林护士对安乐死的态度，从而确定文化和宗教信仰在对安乐死态度中的作用。
