希腊重症监护病房医生和护士对安乐死的态度。
Attitudes towards euthanasia among Greek intensive care unit physicians and nurses.
作者信息
Kranidiotis Georgios, Ropa Julia, Mprianas John, Kyprianou Theodoros, Nanas Serafim
机构信息
First Critical Care Department, Evangelismos Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 45-47 Ypsilantou Str, Athens 10675, Greece.
First Critical Care Department, Evangelismos Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 45-47 Ypsilantou Str, Athens 10675, Greece.
出版信息
Heart Lung. 2015 May-Jun;44(3):260-3. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2015.03.001. Epub 2015 Apr 1.
OBJECTIVES
To investigate the attitudes of Greek intensive care unit (ICU) medical and nursing staff towards euthanasia.
BACKGROUND
ICU physicians and nurses deal with end-of-life dilemmas on a daily basis. Therefore, the exploration of their stances on euthanasia is worthwhile.
METHODS
This was a descriptive quantitative study conducted in three ICUs in Athens. The convenience sample included 39 physicians and 107 nurses.
RESULTS
Of respondents, 52% defined euthanasia inaccurately, as withholding or withdrawal of treatment, while 15% ranked limitation of life-support among the several forms of euthanasia, together with active shortening of the dying process and physician - assisted suicide. Only one third of participants defined euthanasia correctly. While 59% of doctors and 64% of nurses support the legalization of active euthanasia, just 28% and 26% of them, respectively, agree with it ethically.
CONCLUSIONS
Confusion prevails among Greek ICU physicians and nurses regarding the definition of euthanasia. The majority of staff disagrees with active euthanasia, but upholds its legalization.
目的
调查希腊重症监护病房（ICU）医护人员对安乐死的态度。
背景
ICU医生和护士每天都要面对临终困境。因此，探讨他们对安乐死的立场是值得的。
方法
这是一项在雅典三个ICU进行的描述性定量研究。便利样本包括39名医生和107名护士。
结果
在受访者中，52%将安乐死错误地定义为停止或撤销治疗，而15%将生命支持的限制列为几种安乐死形式之一，同时还有积极缩短死亡过程和医生协助自杀。只有三分之一的参与者正确定义了安乐死。虽然59%的医生和64%的护士支持积极安乐死合法化，但分别只有28%和26%的人在伦理上同意它。
结论
希腊ICU医生和护士对安乐死的定义普遍存在困惑。大多数工作人员不同意积极安乐死，但支持其合法化。
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