Evaluation of Moral Reasoning Skills among Dental Students in the Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia.
| Autor: | Al-Subaihi SA; East Jeddah Hospital, Ministry of Health, Al-Sulaimaniya District, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Al-Jifree HM; Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ar Rimayah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Abuznadah WT; Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Agou SH; Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences [J Pharm Bioallied Sci] 2023 Jul; Vol. 15 (Suppl 1), pp. S396-S402. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 05. |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_487_22 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: One of the main roles of healthcare educators is to prepare students to make the right ethical decisions. This study evaluated the moral reasoning levels of dental students according to Kohlberg's six-stage moral development system. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in three dental schools in the Makkah region. Senior-year students completed the self-administered Socio-moral Reflection Objective Measure (SROM), which consists of hypothetical moral dilemmas and options that mirror individual reasoning possibilities. SROM results were matched to Kohlberg's six-stage moral development system and associations with demographic variables and perceptions of educational context variables assessed. Results: One hundred and eighty-eight senior students (mean age 23 ± 1.1 years) completed the SROM. Only 34.6% (n = 44) students reached stage four (morality of law and duty to the social order), while most students (63.8%; n = 81) were at stage three (morality of mutual interpersonal expectations); 1.6% (n = 2) were at stage two (the instrumental relativist orientation). No subject achieved stage 5. Attainment of moral reasoning was not associated with demographic or perception of educational context variables. Conclusion: Students demonstrated a relatively low level of moral reasoning. Healthcare educators must review curricula to provide focused training for students to cultivate their moral reasoning skills. Further studies are also needed to confirm and explain this low moral reasoning level in dental students. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (Copyright: © 2023 Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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