The impact of COVID-19 on the experiences of patients and their family caregivers with medical assistance in dying in hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic and its containment measures have drastically impacted end-of-life and grief experiences globally, including those related to medical assistance in dying (MAiD). No known qualitative studies to date have examined the MAiD experience during the pandemic. This qualitative study aimed to understand how the pandemic impacted the MAiD experience in hospital of persons requesting MAiD (patients) and their loved ones (caregivers) in Canada.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients who requested MAiD and their caregivers between April 2020 and May 2021. Participants were recruited during the first year of the pandemic from the University Health Network and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada. Patients and careg

SUBMITTER: Tong E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261826 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature