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Title: | Opinions of Turkish forensic medicine specialists about concept of death in Turkey |
Other Titles: | Opiniones de especialistas en medicina forense Turcos sobre el concepto de muerte en Turquía |
Authors: | Dokgöz, Halis Yılmaz, Mualla Özer, Erdal Sungur, Mehmet Ali Yılmaz, Riza Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı. Türkmen, Nursel 8715251700 |
Keywords: | General & internal medicine Death Death anxiety Depression Forensic medicine Forensic medicine specialist Scale Anxiety Muerte Ansiedad ante la muerte Depresión Medicina forense Especialista en medicina forense Escala |
Issue Date: | 12-Aug-2015 |
Publisher: | Univ West Indies Faculty Medical Sciences |
Citation: | Dokgöz, H. vd. (2017). ''Opinions of Turkish forensic medicine specialists about concept of death in Turkey''. West Indian Medical Journal, 61(1), 111-118. |
Abstract: | Objectives: This investigation was conducted to determine opinions of forensic medicine specialists about the concept of death. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional and qualitative study was conducted on 103 forensic medicine specialists who consented to participate in the study between 2011-2012. Data were obtained during face-to-face interviews and via email. Results: Forensic medicine specialists who participated in this study were mostly (74.8%) male, married (81.6%) with a mean age of 40.45 +/- 6.85 years; 24.3% of them were practising their speciality for 11. 15 years. This study revealed that forensic medicine specialists demonstrate a lower level of death anxiety. Conclusions: Forensic medicine specialists demonstrated a moderate level of avoidance attitude, while they manifested a depressive mood towards death. Objetivos: Esta investigación se realizó para determinar la opinión de especialistas en medicina forense sobre el concepto de la muerte. Métodos: Este estudio descriptivo, transversal, cualitativo se realizó con 103 especialistas en medicina forense que consintieron en participar en el estudio entre 2011–2012. Los datos fueron recolectados en entrevistas cara a cara y vía correo electrónico. Resultados: Los especialistas en medicina forense que participaron en este estudio fueron en su mayoría hombres (74,8%), casados (81,6%) con una edad media de 40.45 ± 6.85 años. Un 24.3% de ellos habían estado practicando su especialidad por espacio de 11 – 15 años. Este estudio reveló que los especialistas en medicina forense demuestran un menor nivel de ansiedad por la muerte. Conclusiones: Los especialistas en medicina forense demostraron un nivel moderado de actitud de evitación, si bien manifestaron un estado de ánimo depresivo hacia la muerte. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.7727/wimj.2015.359 https://www.mona.uwi.edu/fms/wimj/article/2600 http://hdl.handle.net/11452/33761 |
ISSN: | 0043-3144 2309-5830 |
Appears in Collections: | Scopus Web of Science |
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