医学学生对医生协助自杀的态度
R S Mangus1, A Dipiero, C E Hawkins
1The Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA.
JAMA
|December 11, 1999
概括
医学学生表示支持医生协助自杀 (PAS). 虽然许多人愿意参与,但俄勒冈州的学生表示不太愿意开处方致命药物,这表明在临床实践中存在潜在的犹.
科学领域:
- 医学伦理 医学伦理
- 在生命末期的护理.
- 医生协助的自杀是医生协助的自杀.
背景情况:
- 俄勒冈州于1994年将医生协助自杀 (PAS) 合法化,成为美国第一个提供这种终身护理选择的州.
- 鉴于其不断变化的法律地位和道德考虑,了解医学学生对PAS的看法至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较俄勒冈州医学生对PAS的态度和经验.
- 将这些观点与美国非俄勒冈州医学院的四年级医学学生的观点进行对比.
主要方法:
- 在俄勒冈州健康科学大学对所有学生进行了一项调查.
- 来自三个非俄勒冈州的美国医学院的四年级医学生作为对照组.
- 俄勒冈州学生的应答率为58% (n=227),对照学校的应答率为33% (n=113).
主要成果:
- 在俄勒冈州和非俄勒冈州学生之间,对PAS合法化的整体支持是相似的 (64%对66%).
- 大多数受访学生表示,如果PAS是合法的,他们可能愿意写出致命的处方 (总共55%).
- 与对照组 (60%) 相比,俄勒冈州四年级学生的意愿 (44%) 显著下降,以写出致命的处方.
结论:
- 该研究强调了医学学生对PAS的显著支持和参与PAS的意愿.
- 一些学生报告说,他们在培训期间目睹了PAS.
- 俄勒冈州四年级学生对处方的意愿降低可能表明他们不愿将PAS纳入临床实践.
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