Assisted Suicide and Suicide Prevention: Ethical Perspectives, Attitudes and Challenges for Nurses in Long-Term Care-A Qualitative Focus Group Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Assisted suicide and suicide prevention remain subjects of intense societal, political, and professional-ethical debate in Germany. Nurses working in residential and home-based long-term care (LTC) play a pivotal role in responding to requests for assisted suicide and in supporting suicide prevention. While international research has explored diverse ethical perspectives and challenges related to these issues, little is known about how LTC nurses in Germany experience and navigate them. This study examines German LTC nurses' ethical perspectives on assisted suicide and suicide prevention and explores the associated ethical challenges. Methods: A qualitative design employing both in-person and online focus groups was used. Data were analyzed following Ma

SUBMITTER: Klotz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12732559 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature