Kuuppelomäki M
THT, yliopettaja, Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulu Terveysalan, yksikkö.
Hoitotiede. 1997;9(4):186-93.
In this qualitative study the attitudes of the different groups of people to active euthanasia are described. 32 persons having incurable cancer, 13 relatives, 13 nurses and 13 doctors participated in the study. The study was carried out in two central hospitals and in four local hospitals. The data was collected by theme-interviews. The interviews were taped and transcribed. The interview-texts were analysed by content analysis. More than half of the participants in the study approved of active euthanasia. Among the relatives and the nurses the approval was most common. Also the attitudes of the doctors were more positive that it has been reported in the earlier studies. In the decision making concerning active euthanasia the persons with positive attitude emphasized the meaning of terminal illness, the existence of suffering and pain and the self-determination of the person. The persons with negative attitude said that a human being has no right to decide on the death of an other human being. The misuses, the uncertainty of the finality of the situation and the effective possibilities to the symptom control came out too. The doctors mentioned also the arguments concerning their own profession.
在这项定性研究中，描述了不同人群对主动安乐死的态度。32名患有不治之症的癌症患者、13名亲属、13名护士和13名医生参与了该研究。研究在两家中心医院和四家地方医院进行。数据通过主题访谈收集。访谈进行了录音并转录。访谈文本通过内容分析进行分析。超过一半的研究参与者赞成主动安乐死。在亲属和护士中，赞成最为普遍。医生的态度也比早期研究报告的更为积极。在关于主动安乐死的决策中，持积极态度的人强调绝症的意义、痛苦的存在以及个人的自主决定权。持消极态度的人表示，人无权决定他人的死亡。滥用情况、情况最终结果的不确定性以及症状控制的有效可能性也被提及。医生们还提到了与他们自身职业相关的论据。
