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Medical students' and residents' views on euthanasia.
Dedivitis, Rogério Aparecido; de Matos, Leandro Luongo; de Castro, Mario Augusto Ferrari; de Castro, Andrea Anacleto Ferrari; Giaxa, Renata Rocha; Tempski, Patrícia Zen.
Afiliação
  • Dedivitis RA; Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • de Matos LL; Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo ICESP, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • de Castro MAF; Metropolitan University of Santos, Santos, Brazil. mafc@uol.com.br.
  • de Castro AAF; Centro de Desenvolvimento de Ensino Médico - CEDEM, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil. mafc@uol.com.br.
  • Giaxa RR; Metropolitan University of Santos, Santos, Brazil.
  • Tempski PZ; Program of Postgraduation in Medical Sciences, UNIFOR and University of São Paulo School of medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
BMC Med Ethics ; 24(1): 109, 2023 12 08.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38066498
BACKGROUND: Doctors are increasingly faced with end-of-life decisions. Little is known about how medical students approach euthanasia. The objective of this study was to evaluate, among medical students and residents, the view on euthanasia and its variants; correlate such a view with empathy and religiosity/spiritualism; and with the stages of medical training in Brazil. METHODS: This is an exploratory cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire to be filled out on a voluntary basis among medical students and residents, consisting of: socio-demographic data, an empathy questionnaire and questions with elaborate clinical cases that typify situations of the variants of euthanasia. RESULTS: From 1550 invitations, 273 volunteer participants responded (17.6%). The percentages of strong agreement/agreement on the concepts were: passive euthanasia (72.9%); active euthanasia (22.3%), orthothanasia (90.1%), dysthanasia (18.7%), assisted suicide (33%) and sedation (82.8%). Passive euthanasia, active euthanasia, dysthanasia and assisted suicide showed greater refusal with increasing length of medical training. Religious belief and degree of empathy did not significantly influence the opinion about the concepts. Strong agreement/agreement were: passive euthanasia (72.9%); active euthanasia (22.3%), orthothanasia (90.1%), dysthanasia (18.7%), assisted suicide (33%) and sedation (82.8%). CONCLUSIONS: Passive euthanasia, active euthanasia, dysthanasia and assisted suicide showed greater refusal with increasing length of medical training. The external validation of our findings relies on the distinct legal, cultural, and religious frameworks found across various countries.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Estudantes de Medicina / Eutanásia / Suicídio Assistido Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Estudantes de Medicina / Eutanásia / Suicídio Assistido Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article