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. 2020 Jul 8;10(7):e036054. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036054

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.