Now in its eighth edition, Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective provides practical guidance on
the ethical issues you might come across in nursing practice, with real-world examples that …

As the body of research on suicide in later life has developed, so has its vocabulary. This
has generated a high level of overlap in concepts and terminology used to articulate suicide …

The last decades brought huge advances in medical technology and pharmacology. One
area that reflects this progress has been the administration of nutrition and hydration. These …

Context A systematic review of the wish to hasten death among people with life-limiting
conditions was published in 2011. Since then, other reviews and primary studies have been …

Aim To gain insight into the experiences of family caregivers who accompanied a loved one
during voluntary stopping of eating and drinking and to identify similarities and differences …

Context Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED) is the self-determined decision of
an individual with the decision-making capacity to cause premature death. During the …

Background Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking as an option to end life prematurely is
gaining international attention, and health care professionals are increasingly confronted …

Background Health-care professionals are confronted with patients who wish to end their
lives through voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED). During VSED, symptoms such …

BackgroundA desire for hastened death is commonly expressed by cancer patients.
Although efforts to define and explore this issue have been undertaken, no standardized …

RESUMO A presente revisão pretende compreender o estado da arte relativamente à
cessação voluntária de alimentação e hidratação no que se refere a: definições …