ArticleNursing inquiry2020
Palliative sedation and medical assistance in dying: Distinctly different or simply semantics?
Article in Nursing inquiry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The experience of nurses when providing care across acts that may be perceived as death hastening: A qualitative evidence synthesis.Palliative medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The Discourse of Medical Assistance in Dying and Its Relationship With Hospice Palliative Care in Canada: An Integrative Literature Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Review
- Advances in End-of-Life Care in Canada: Implications for Oncology Nursing.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Review
- Perceptions about medical aid in dying among healthcare workers in Pakistan.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
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- Regional anesthesia use as a bridge to the provision of medical assistance in dying.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025Article
- Medical assistance in dying and the meaning of care: Perspectives of nurses, pharmacists, and social workers.Health (London, England : 1997) · 2023Article
- Perception, Beliefs, and Attitudes Regarding Sedation Practices among Palliative Care Nurses and Physicians: A Qualitative Study.Palliative medicine reports · 2021Article
- Palliative sedation and medical assistance in dying: Distinctly different or simply semantics?Nursing inquiry · 2020Article
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Abstract
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) and palliative sedation (PS) are both legal options in Canada that may be considered by patients experiencing intolerable and unmanageable suffering. A contentious, lively debate has been ongoing in the literature regarding the similarities and differences between MAiD and PS. The aim of this paper is to explore the propositions that MAiD and PS are essentially similar and conversely that MAiD and PS are distinctly different. The relevance of such a debate is apparent for clinicians and patients alike. Understanding the complex and multi-faceted nuances between PS and MAiD allows patients and caregivers to make more informed decisions pertaining to end-of-life care. It is hoped that this paper will also serve to foster further debate and consideration of the issues associated with PS and MAiD with a view to improve patient care and the quality of both living and dying in Canada.
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