Dickinson George E, Paul Elizabeth S
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA
Department of Animal Behavior and Welfare, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2015 Sep;32(6):634-40. doi: 10.1177/1049909114530492. Epub 2014 Apr 10.
A descriptive study to determine the current status of end-of-life (EOL) issues in UK medical schools.
A brief questionnaire was mailed to the 31 medical schools in the United Kingdom in the spring of 2013. Data analysis consisted of frequency distributions.
All schools offered some exposure to the topic of dying, death and bereavement, and palliative care, although the orientation had increased somewhat from an earlier study in 2000. The palliative medicine specialist and the nurse specialist in palliative care are the most consistent members of the team. Most schools have hospice participation, with time spent with a hospice patient increasing over the period.
Data suggest that UK medical schools have addressed EOL issues. These findings should have significance for medical schools considering changes in their EOL offerings.
进行一项描述性研究，以确定英国医学院校临终关怀问题的现状。
2013年春季，向英国的31所医学院校邮寄了一份简短问卷。数据分析采用频率分布法。
所有院校都提供了一些关于死亡、丧亲之痛及姑息治疗主题的教学内容，尽管与2000年的一项早期研究相比，教学方向有所增加。姑息医学专家和姑息治疗护士专家是团队中最固定的成员。大多数院校都参与临终关怀，在此期间，与临终关怀患者相处的时间有所增加。
数据表明英国医学院校已着手处理临终关怀问题。这些研究结果对于考虑改变其临终关怀教学内容的医学院校具有重要意义。
