Death Attitude Profile and Dissection of the Human Cadaver: An Study in Medical Students of Mexico
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Human cadaver dissection course represents the first exhibition of the medical student to the topic of death leading to emotional events. In the context, the study was conducted to characterize the profile of attitudes to death in medical students at the end of the practical course of dissections on human cadaver at a public University in Mexico. The study was observational, cross-sectional, prospective and descriptive; the Death Attitude Profile-Revised applied to 83 students. T-Student, ANOVA and Pearson correlation test was used for statistical analysis. The results show the profile of attitudes in students is made up of: neutral acceptance (5.61±1.56), approach acceptance (4.11±1.20), escape acceptance (3.17±1.73), avoidance of death (3.13±1.67), and fear of death (3.04±1.20). There was no statistically significant difference in relation to age (p>0.05). The comparison by sex showed significant difference (p<0.05) in approach acceptance. It is concluded that students complete the course of dissection with neutral attitude to death, accompanied by a positive trend towards the other explored dimensions, what generates conditions of emotional well-being dealing positively with death itself and others.
Authors and Affiliations
Arturo G. Rillo, Beatriz E. Martínez- Carrillo, Maria Luisa Pimentel Ramírez, Mario E. Arceo Guzmán, Estefanía Jenifer Duran Cortes
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