The preparedness of students to discuss end-of-life issues with patients

被引:61
作者
Buss, MK
Marx, ES
Sulmasy, DP
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[1] Georgetown Univ, Med Ctr, Ctr Clin Bioeth, Sch Med, Washington, DC 20007 USA
[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Med, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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10.1097/00001888-199804000-00015
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G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
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Purpose. To explore how well medical schools prepare students to address end-of-life issues with their patients. Method. In 1997, the authors surveyed 226 fourth year students at Georgetown University School of Medicine and Mayo Medical School, assessing relevant knowledge, experiences, and attitudes, and the students' sense of preparedness to address end-of-life issues. R Results. Seventy-two percent (162) of the eligible students responded. Almost all (99%) recognized the importance of advance directives and anticipated discussing end-of-life issues with patients in their practices (84%). However, only 41% thought their education regarding end-of-life issues had been adequate, only 27% had ever discussed end-of-life issues with a patient themselves, and only 35% thought they had had adequate exposure and education regarding advance directives. Eighty percent favored more education about end-of-life issues. Educational exposure to end-of-life issues and to role models, ability to correctly define an advance directive, number of end-of-life discussions witnessed, and age all were associated the students' sense of preparedness to discuss advance directives with patients. Conclusion. Most of the students felt unprepared to discuss end-of-life issues with their patients, but wanted to learn more. The factors associated with a sense of preparedness suggest several possible, easily made, educational interventions, but further research is required to understand the scope of the problem and to implement curricular modifications.
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