Palliative sedation and medical assistance in dying: Distinctly different or simply semantics?

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dc.contributor.authorBooker, Reanne
dc.contributor.authorBruce, Anne
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-25T14:06:10Z
dc.date.available2020-06-25T14:06:10Z
dc.date.copyright2019en_US
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractMedical 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.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.identifier.citationBooker, R., & Bruce, A. (2019). Palliative sedation and medical assistance in dying: Distinctly different or simply semantics? Nursing Inquiry, 27(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12321.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12321
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/11887
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNursing Inquiryen_US
dc.subjectend of lifeen_US
dc.subjectmedical assistance in dyingen_US
dc.subjectpalliative careen_US
dc.subjectpalliative sedationen_US
dc.subjectterminal sedationen_US
dc.titlePalliative sedation and medical assistance in dying: Distinctly different or simply semantics?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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