Richardson D S
Oncology Unit, St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.
Cancer Nurs. 1994 Aug;17(4):348-54.
Euthanasia is not a new concept. However, there is a growing trend to legalize voluntary active euthanasia. The purpose of this study was to explore oncology nurses' attitudes toward voluntary active euthanasia. The population consisted of 200 registered nurses who were members of the Oncology Nurses' Society and who resided in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri. I developed a questionnaire using a Likert-type scale to measure the attitudes. A one-way analysis of variance was used for data analysis. Relationships among religious beliefs, personal experience, educational preparation, and years of practice as an oncology nurse were investigated. Religious belief was the only variable that was significant in the formation of attitudes toward voluntary active euthanasia.
安乐死并非一个新概念。然而，自愿主动安乐死合法化的趋势正在不断增强。本研究的目的是探讨肿瘤护理人员对自愿主动安乐死的态度。研究对象包括200名注册护士，他们均为肿瘤护理学会会员，居住在伊利诺伊州、印第安纳州、爱荷华州和密苏里州。我编制了一份采用李克特量表的问卷来衡量这些态度。数据分析采用单因素方差分析。研究了宗教信仰、个人经历、教育背景以及作为肿瘤护理人员的从业年限之间的关系。宗教信仰是在形成对自愿主动安乐死的态度方面唯一具有显著意义的变量。
