Exploring the attitudes of health science students in Spain and Bolivia towards death. A cross sectional survey.

BMC Palliative Care
Sagrario Pérez-de la Cruz, Ivonne Ramírez

Abstract

One of the most difficult and stressful tasks faced by health science students is having to cope with death and dying due to the emotional burden of the same. Furthermore, the moral, ethical and professional values of future health professionals are influenced by the cultures where they live. This study sought to compare and analyze the perception on end of life among a sample of health science students in Spain and Bolivia. A descriptive, cross-sectional and multi-centric study. The total sample (548 students) was comprised of three groups: medical, nursing and physiotherapy students, of whom 245 were from Bolivia, and 303 were Spanish students. The measurement instruments used were the Bugen's Coping with Death Scale and the Death Self-Efficacy Scale by Robbins. No statistically significant differences were observed between Spanish and Bolivian students (t (546) = - 0.248, p = 0.804) using the Bugen scale. This implies that there are no differences between the perception of both groups of students and that both groups use similar strategies to cope with death. Additionally, the beliefs and attitudes of both groups were similar, with Bolivian students presenting a trend towards improved scores. No differences were found betwee...Continue Reading

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