How the experience of medical assistance in dying changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: a qualitative study of providers

E Wiebe, M Kelly, T McMorrow… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: In March 2020, all levels of government introduced various strategies to reduce
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to document how the …

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

E Tong, R Nissim, D Selby, S Bean… - BMC Palliative Care, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and its containment measures have drastically
impacted end-of-life and grief experiences globally, including those related to medical …

The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on medical assistance in dying

RS Nissim, S Hales - Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Recent published research on the impact of COVID-19 on MAiD highlights the tensions
between COVID-19 restrictions and individual control over the circumstances of dying, and …

Exploring key stakeholders' attitudes and opinions on medical assistance in dying and palliative care in Canada: a qualitative study protocol

GK Shapiro, E Tong, R Nissim, C Zimmermann… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Canadians have had legal access to medical assistance in dying (MAiD) since
2016. However, despite substantial overlap in populations who request MAiD and who …

Information needs of francophone health care professionals and the public with regard to medical assistance in dying in Quebec: a qualitative study

A Boivin, FP Gauvin, G Garnon, A Gancia… - … Open Access Journal, 2019 - cmajopen.ca
Background: In 2016, the Canadian government legalized medical assistance in dying
(MAiD) for adults with terminal illness. The objective of this study was to explore the …

[HTML][HTML] “Palliative care is so much more than that”: a qualitative study exploring experiences of hospice staff and bereaved carers during the COVID-19 pandemic

C Bailey, P Guo, J MacArtney, A Finucane… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The way in which end-of-life care was provided changed significantly during the
first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The national lockdown restrictions reduced formal …

Caring for our caregivers in body, mind and spirit during the COVID-19 pandemic

R Evans, PJ Wilner, K Spillane - Patient Experience Journal, 2020 - pxjournal.org
Abstract New York City became the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.
The surge of critically ill patients combined with widespread social distancing measures …

Health and social care professionals' experiences of providing end of life care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

JR Hanna, E Rapa, LJ Dalton, R Hughes… - Palliative …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Health and social care professionals' ability to address the needs of patients
and their relatives at end of life is likely to have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Navigating medical assistance in dying from Bill C-14 to Bill C-7: a qualitative study

B Pesut, S Thorne, DK Wright, C Schiller… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Even as healthcare providers and systems were settling into the processes
required for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) under Bill C-14, new legislation was …

Forced and chosen transfers for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) before and during the COVID 19 pandemic: a mixed methods study

E Wiebe, B Sum, M Kelly, M Hennawy - Death Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of people who transferred
locations for MAiD. It used mixed methods with a chart review from one health authority and …