A literature review was carried out in the databases: PubMed (including Medline), CINAHL, Scopus, PsycINFO, Web of Science and CUIDEN, with inclusive terms of nurses\' attitudes and knowledge regarding euthanasia both nationally and internationally. The selection criteria were articles in Spanish, English, Catalan or French published from January 2012 to September 2019 and studies that analysed the nurses\' attitudes and knowledge regarding euthanasia and articles that were full available for analysis.
Initially a total of 566 articles were found, and finally 8 met the inclusion criteria of the research question in the review. The total number of nurses participating in the studies was 3,571. Most of the nurses, both at international and national level, have a positive attitude towards the legalization of euthanasia; however, all studies report a lack in nurses\' knowledge on the specific theme of euthanasia.
The results show that nurses describe their attitude as positive towards the practice of euthanasia. In terms of knowledge, nurses reported the need to have more specific training on this subject is conclusive. In addition, this review provides a global and current vision that can serve as a necessary starting point for further work and progress in nurse training and for future research.
在以下数据库中进行了文献综述:PubMed(包括Medline),CINAHL,Scopus,PsycINFO,WebofScienceandCUIDEN,在国内和国际上,护士对安乐死的态度和知识具有包容性。选择标准是西班牙语的文章,英语,加泰罗尼亚语或法语于2012年1月至2019年9月发表,研究分析了护士对安乐死的态度和知识以及可用于分析的文章。
最初共发现566篇文章,最后8个符合综述中研究问题的纳入标准。参与研究的护士总数为3,571名。大多数护士,在国际和国家层面,对安乐死合法化持积极态度;然而,所有研究都报告护士缺乏关于安乐死的具体主题的知识。
结果显示,护士对安乐死的态度是积极的。在知识方面,护士报告说,需要对这一主题进行更具体的培训是决定性的。此外,这篇综述提供了一个全球和当前的愿景,可以作为护士培训和未来研究的进一步工作和进展的必要起点。