Leppert Wojciech, Gottwald Leszek, Majkowicz Mikolaj, Kazmierczak-Lukaszewicz Sylwia, Forycka Maria, Cialkowska-Rysz Aleksandra, Kotlinska-Lemieszek Aleksandra
Chair and Department of Palliative Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Osiedle Rusa 25 A, 61-245, Poznan, Poland.
J Cancer Educ. 2013 Jun;28(2):384-91. doi: 10.1007/s13187-012-0414-4.
The aim of the study conducted upon completion of obligatory palliative medicine courses among 588 medical students at two universities was to compare their attitudes toward euthanasia. Four hundred ninety-two (84.97 %) students were Catholics; 69 (11.73 %) declared they would practice euthanasia, 303 (51.53 %) would not, and 216 students (36.73 %) were not sure. The idea of euthanasia legalisation was supported by 174 (29.59 %) respondents, opposed by 277 (47.11 %), and 137 (23.30 %) were undecided. Five hundred fifty-six (94.56 %) students did not change their attitudes toward euthanasia after palliative medicine courses. Students from the two universities were found to have different opinions on practicing euthanasia, euthanasia law and possible abuse which might follow euthanasia legalisation, but they shared similar views on the choice of euthanasia if they themselves were incurably ill and the legalisation of euthanasia. Gender and religion influenced students' answers. Differences observed between medical students at the two universities might be related to gender and cultural differences.
对两所大学的588名医学生完成必修的姑息医学课程后进行的这项研究，目的是比较他们对安乐死的态度。492名（84.97%）学生是天主教徒；69名（11.73%）表示会实施安乐死，303名（51.53%）表示不会，216名学生（36.73%）不确定。174名（29.59%）受访者支持安乐死合法化，277名（47.11%）反对，137名（23.30%）未作决定。556名（94.56%）学生在姑息医学课程后对安乐死的态度没有改变。发现两所大学的学生在实施安乐死、安乐死法律以及安乐死合法化可能带来的滥用问题上存在不同意见，但在如果他们自己身患绝症时对安乐死的选择以及安乐死合法化方面看法相似。性别和宗教影响了学生的回答。两所大学医学生之间观察到的差异可能与性别和文化差异有关。
