Table 1.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria | |
Types of sources | Technical report Institutional policy Practice survey Clinical practice guideline/recommendation Case report Observational study Clinical trial |
Opinion piece/letter |
Types of patients | Adults (age >18 years) Provided informed consent for MAID (assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia), for any reason |
Patients receiving involuntary euthanasia (capital punishment) |
Types of interventions | Provision of assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia with the involvement of a healthcare professional (physician, nurse, pharmacist, etc) | Assisted suicide or euthanasia without the involvement of a health professional Description of assessment/eligibility for MAID alone Description of ethics or acceptability of MAID Non-MAID end-of-life practices, including withdrawing/withholding treatments; palliative sedation or palliative care |
MAID, medical assistance in dying.