First comparative opinion survey among medical doctors, nurses and students of medicine about assisted suicide a private hospital at the Federal District

Authors

  • María de la Luz Casas Author Universidad Panamericana
  • Luz María Pichardo Author Universidad Panamericana
  • María del Carmen Manzano Author Universidad Panamericana
  • Julio C. Torres Author Universidad Panamericana
  • José Gómez Sánchez Author Universidad Panamericana

Abstract

In order to know the health staff’s opinions about suicide assisted by doctors, an anonymous and confidential survey (Likert’s style) was made in a private hospital at the Federal District. The target group consisted of 99 people like this: 33 doctors, 33 nurses and 33 students of Medicine. Statistic management was distributed between two tails of squared Ji, with the error coefficient of Pearson. The survey’s main result shows a significant difference between students, doctors and nurses opinions regarding the application of assisted suicide because of the quality of life, which nurses support. In our conclusions we make notice the need to improve a palliative care in order to increase the patients’ quality of life, as well as to decrease euthanasia demanding. According to every World Deontological Codes, it is non ethic; and according the most of countries in the world, it is not legal.

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Author Biographies

María de la Luz Casas, Universidad Panamericana

Respectivamente, jefe y profesora. Departamento de Bioética Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Panamericana. México, D.F.,

Luz María Pichardo, Universidad Panamericana

Respectivamente, jefe y profesora. Departamento de Bioética Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Panamericana. México, D.F.,

María del Carmen Manzano, Universidad Panamericana

Estudiantes de IX semestre, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Panamericana, México, D. F., México.

Julio C. Torres, Universidad Panamericana

Estudiantes de IX semestre, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Panamericana, México, D. F., México.

José Gómez Sánchez, Universidad Panamericana

Estudiantes de IX semestre, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Panamericana, México, D. F., México.

How to Cite

Casas, M. de la L., Pichardo, L. M., Manzano, M. del C., Torres, J. C., & Gómez Sánchez, J. (2009). First comparative opinion survey among medical doctors, nurses and students of medicine about assisted suicide a private hospital at the Federal District. Persona Y Bioética, 11(2). Retrieved from https://personaybioetica.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/personaybioetica/article/view/952

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Reflection Article