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Assessment of capacity to give informed consent for medical assistance in dying: a qualitative study of clinicians’ experience

Ellen Wiebe, Michaela Kelly, Thomas McMorrow, Sabrina Tremblay-Huet and Mirna Hennawy
April 13, 2021 9 (2) E358-E363; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200136
Ellen Wiebe
Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; University of London (Kelly), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London, UK; Ontario Tech University (McMorrow), Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Legal Studies, Oshawa, Ont.; Université de Sherbrooke (Tremblay-Huet), Faculty of Law, Sherbrook, Que.; University of British Columbia (Hennawy), Kelowna, BC
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Michaela Kelly
Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; University of London (Kelly), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London, UK; Ontario Tech University (McMorrow), Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Legal Studies, Oshawa, Ont.; Université de Sherbrooke (Tremblay-Huet), Faculty of Law, Sherbrook, Que.; University of British Columbia (Hennawy), Kelowna, BC
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Thomas McMorrow
Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; University of London (Kelly), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London, UK; Ontario Tech University (McMorrow), Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Legal Studies, Oshawa, Ont.; Université de Sherbrooke (Tremblay-Huet), Faculty of Law, Sherbrook, Que.; University of British Columbia (Hennawy), Kelowna, BC
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Sabrina Tremblay-Huet
Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; University of London (Kelly), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London, UK; Ontario Tech University (McMorrow), Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Legal Studies, Oshawa, Ont.; Université de Sherbrooke (Tremblay-Huet), Faculty of Law, Sherbrook, Que.; University of British Columbia (Hennawy), Kelowna, BC
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Mirna Hennawy
Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; University of London (Kelly), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London, UK; Ontario Tech University (McMorrow), Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Legal Studies, Oshawa, Ont.; Université de Sherbrooke (Tremblay-Huet), Faculty of Law, Sherbrook, Que.; University of British Columbia (Hennawy), Kelowna, BC
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    Table 1:

    Characteristics of study participants

    CharacteristicNo. of participants (%)*
    n = 20
    Sex
     Female11 (55)
     Male9 (45)
    Profession
     Physician18 (90)
     Nurse practitioner2 (10)
    Province
     British Columbia2 (10)
     Manitoba1 (5)
     Ontario8 (40)
     Quebec8 (40)
     Saskatchewan1 (5)
    Community of practice
     Rural4 (20)
     Urban14 (70)
     Mixed2 (10)
    No. of MAiD assessments, median (IQR)43(20–151)
    Age, yr, median (IQR)57 (44–65)
    • Note: IQR = interquartile range, MAiD = medical assistance in dying.

    • ↵* Unless specified otherwise.

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Ellen Wiebe, Michaela Kelly, Thomas McMorrow, Sabrina Tremblay-Huet, Mirna Hennawy
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