Department of Nursing, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Medical Ethics and History, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Death Stud. 2022;46(7):1728-1740. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1850546. Epub 2020 Dec 7.
This qualitative study aims to reveal the effect of professional education on medical and nursing students' attitudes toward death. The study was carried out with nursing and medical students ( = 197). Research data was collected through semi-structured interview questions and 23 focus group interviews. The data was assessed using thematic analysis method. The themes were evaluated within the context of perception of death, ethical dilemmas, and, death education. To achieve professional competency in attitudes toward death, it is imperative to form a common educational curriculum and practice that would help students develop a mutual language and value system about death.
本定性研究旨在揭示专业教育对医学生和护理学生对死亡态度的影响。该研究共纳入了 197 名护理专业学生和医学专业学生。研究数据通过半结构化访谈问题和 23 个焦点小组访谈收集。使用主题分析方法对数据进行评估。主题是在对死亡的感知、伦理困境和死亡教育的背景下进行评估的。要在死亡态度方面形成专业能力，必须制定共同的教育课程和实践，帮助学生形成关于死亡的共同语言和价值体系。
