Attitudes of Indian Medical and Nursing Students Towards Euthanasia: A Cross-Sectional Survey
| Autor: | Nikhil Reddy Ss, Vijayalakshmi Poreddi, Dharma Reddy Pashapu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Health (social science)
Students Medical Cross-sectional study Attitude of Health Personnel Euthanasia health care facilities manpower and services animal diseases education social sciences Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine humanities 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cross-Sectional Studies Nursing Attitude 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Students Nursing 030212 general & internal medicine Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Omega. 86(1) |
| ISSN: | 1541-3764 |
| Popis: | This cross-sectional survey was carried out among medical internees (n = 92) and nursing students (n = 228) to investigate their attitudes towards euthanasia. The data was collected by administering a Euthanasia Attitude questionnaire. The findings revealed that a majority (61%) of the participants were in support of euthanasia. Yet ethical dilemmas prevail among students about active and passive euthanasia and legalization of euthanasia. Further, age, gender, religion, education and exposure to patients who require euthanasia were significantly differed with euthanasia attitudes (p |
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