Representations of Palliative Care among Residents: Impact of Practices and Opinions on Euthanasia
- By Lionel Dany,
- David Marie
- and Sébastien Salas
Pages 69 to 74
Cite this article
- DANY, Lionel,
- MARIE, David
- and SALAS, Sébastien,
- Dany, Lionel.,
- et al.
- Dany, L.,
- Marie, D.
- and Salas, S.
https://doi.org/10.3917/inka.073.0069
Cite this article
- Dany, L.,
- Marie, D.
- and Salas, S.
- Dany, Lionel.,
- et al.
- DANY, Lionel,
- MARIE, David
- and SALAS, Sébastien,
https://doi.org/10.3917/inka.073.0069
We conducted a study aiming to explore the role of professional practices and attitudes regarding euthanasia on representations of palliative care. We distributed a questionnaire including a list of free associations, as well as items exploring attitudes towards palliative care and euthanasia, and professional practices to 69 residents in internal medicine. Results suggest that representations of palliative care are organized around two concepts. The first is centered on cure, the second on care. Experience with palliative practice influences adherence to a more holistic conception of palliative care. However, expressed opinions regarding euthanasia is more strongly associated with adhering to a technical conception (residents in favour of euthanasia) vs a holistic conception (residents opposed to euthanasia) of palliative care. These results underline the necessity of strengthening medical students’ training.
Keywords
- residents
- palliative care
- social representations
- practices
- euthanasia
Publisher keywords: euthanasia, palliative care, practices, residents, social representations