• Am J Hosp Palliat Care · Jun 2015

    Bridging the gap between continuous sedation until death and physician-assisted death: a focus group study in nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium.

    • Sam Rys, Reginald Deschepper, Freddy Mortier, Luc Deliens, and Johan Bilsen.
    • Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium samrys@vub.ac.be.
    • Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2015 Jun 1; 32 (4): 407-16.

    AbstractThe distinction between continuous sedation until death (CSD) and physician-assisted death (PAD) has become a topic of medical ethical debate. We conducted 6 focus groups to examine how nursing home clinicians perceive this distinction. For some, the difference is clear whereas others consider CSD a form of euthanasia. Another group situates CSD between pain relief and ending life. Arguments for these perspectives refer to the following themes: intention, dosage of sedative drugs, unconsciousness, and the pace of the dying process. Generally, CSD is considered emotionally easier to deal with since it entails a gradual dying process. Nursing home clinicians have diverging perceptions of the relation between CSD and PAD; some consider CSD to be more than a purely palliative measure, that is, also as a means to hasten death.© The Author(s) 2014.

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