First-Hand Recommendations for Nursing Management to Support Nurses Involved in the Process of Hastened Death: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Evidence

Table 2

Study characteristics.

Study year of publication		Methodology	Data collection	Country	Participants	Phenomena of interest
			Data analysis
A1	Bellens et al. [27]	Grounded theory	Semistructured interviews	Belgium	26 nurses	How nurses experience their involvement in the care of patients requesting euthanasia
			Constant comparison method
A2	Beuthin et al. [28]	Narrative enquiry approach	Semistructured interviews	Canada	17 nurses	Nurses’ experience of either providing care for a patient who had chosen MAiD, or declining to participate in MAiD
			Thematic analysis
A3	Bruce and Beuthin [29]	Narrative enquiry approach	Semistructured interviews	Canada	17 nurses	How nurses’ experiences of suffering are being shaped through caring for patients and families choosing MAiD
			Thematic analysis
A4	Castelli Dransart et al. [30]	Grounded Theory	Semidirective interviews	Switzerland	28 nurses	Stances of health and social care professionals confronted with requests for assisted suicide from older people
			Constant comparison method		12 HCPs
A5	Denier et al. [31]	Grounded Theory	In-depth interviews	Belgium	18 nurses	Nurses’ involvement in caring for patients requesting euthanasia
			Grounded Theory
A6	Denier et al. [32]	Grounded Theory	In-depth interviews	Belgium	18 nurses	Nurses’ experience in caring for patients requesting euthanasia
			Grounded Theory
A7	Denier et al. [33]	Grounded Theory	In-depth interviews	Belgium	18 nurses	Nurses’ perspectives on communication during the euthanasia care process
			Grounded Theory
A8	Dierckx de Casterlé et al. [34]	Grounded Theory	In-depth interviews	Belgium	18 nurses	Nurses’ involvement in the care process for patients requesting euthanasia
			Grounded Theory
A9	Ho et al. [35]	Qualitative interview study	Semistructured interviews	Canada	12 nurses	Palliative health care professionals’ experiences and perspectives in providing care after the legalisation of MaiD
			Thematic analysis		14 HCPs
A10	Mathews et al. [39]	Qualitative descriptive	Semistructured interviews	Canada	10 nurses	Impact of MAiD on palliative care practice for physicians and nurses in Canada
			Thematic analysis		13 HCPs
A11	Mills et al. [36]	Qualitative unspecified	Semistructured interviews	Canada	10 nurses	Experience of support from the perspective of staff directly involved in the care of patients asking about or receiving MAiD
			Thematic analysis		11 HCPs
A12	Mills et al. [37]	In-depth qualitative study	Semistructured interviews	Canada	10 nurses	How health care professionals perceive their roles as care providers; explore their reasons for viewing or not viewing MAiD as care
			Thematic analysis		11 HCPs
A13	Pesut et al. [40]	Interpretive description	Semistructured telephone interviews	Canada	59 nurses	How nurses construct good nursing practice within the context of MAiD
			Interpretive descriptive method
A14	Pesut et al. [41]	Interpretive description	Semistructured telephone interviews	Canada	59 nurses	Nurses’ moral experiences with MAiD in the Canadian context
			Interpretive descriptive method
A15	Pesut et al. [42]	Interpretive description	Semistructured telephone interview	Canada	59 nurses	Understand the implications of a legislated approach to assisted death for nurses’ experiences and nursing practice
			Interpretive descriptive method
A16	van de Scheur and van der Arend, [38]	Qualitative unspecified	Semistructured in-depth interviews	The Netherlands	20 nurses	Describe the role of nurses in euthanasia
			Deductive categorisation

Note: HCP = health care professional; MAiD = medical assistance in dying.