Year: 2023
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Occasionally, death is considered a medical failure and the inability to cope with it can generate fear and frustration, interfering with clinical decisions. This study assessed how medical students perceived coping with death, analyzing their preparedness to tackle these situations and comparing their sociodemographic, religious and academic profiles. This cross-sectional, quantitative and qualitative study was conducted with 294 medical students from Bahia. Results showed that medical students consider death to be a natural process, but do not feel fully prepared to address end of life during clinical practice, possibly due to the scarcity of academic discussions and the insufficient theoretical and practical content during training. Men with previous training and who had personal and academic contact with death were associated with a greater perceived preparedness to cope with death, without interference from academic level and religion.
Source: Revista Bioética
Authors: Gabriel Ferraz Amoedo, Juliana Bárbara Barreto Sousa, Luiz Fernando Quintanilha, Katia de Miranda Avena
Institution: Universidade Salvador
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4393072486