End-of-life attitudes in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) amongst final year medical students at International Medical University, Malaysia
- Author:
Sangeetha Poovaneswaran
;
Anuradha Poovaneswaran
;
Thiruselvi Subramaniam
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
nd of life care, education, medical students;
ethics
- MeSH:
Education, Medical
- From:International e-Journal of Science, Medicine and Education
2014;8(1):32-33
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
ith recent medical advances and the
availability of newer sophisticated technologies,
critically ill patients tend to survive longer.
1
Thus, decisions to forgo life-sustaining medical
treatment generate challenging issues that all doctors
must face.
2
The aim of this pilot study was to assess
attitudes towards end-of-life care in ICU which included
futile therapy (withholding and withdrawing therapy)
among final year medical students who had received the
same degree of clinical exposure and training in medical
school. The results revealed varying attitudes and views
towards end-of-life care in ICU suggesting other factors
such as religion, ethnicity and culture may influence
decision making
- Full text:P020150528359621080056.pdf
