Have you read the Code of Medical Ethics in full?
|
Yes |
18 (12,2) |
4 (4,8) |
0,066 |
No |
129 (87,8) |
79 (95,2) |
|
Do you consider having enough knowledge to deal with ethical dilemmas?
|
Yes |
35 (24,0) |
7 (8,4) |
0,003 |
No |
111 (76,0) |
76 (91,6) |
|
Do you consider the absence of medical ethics in the medical curriculum harmful?
|
Yes |
141 (96,6) |
78 (94,0) |
0,355 |
No |
5 (3,4) |
5 (6,0) |
|
If you don’t have medical ethics as a discipline, how harmed do you feel about it?
|
None |
2 (3,6) |
3 (3,6) |
0,576 |
Little |
19 (34,5) |
23 (27,7) |
|
Very much |
30 (54,5) |
45 (54,2) |
|
Extremely |
4 (7,3) |
12 (14,5) |
|
Do you find medical ethics as important as other medical undergraduate curriculum components?
|
Yes |
129 (88,4) |
61 (74,4) |
0,007 |
No |
17 (11,6) |
21 (25,6) |
|
How do you evaluate your level of knowledge in medical ethics?
|
Poor |
4 (2,7) |
30 (36,6) |
<0,001 |
Reasonable |
84 (57,1) |
39 (47,6) |
|
Good |
57 (38,8) |
13 (15,9) |
|
Very good |
2 (1,4) |
0 (0,0) |
|
How important do you consider the medical record in solving ethical dilemmas?
|
Very important |
144 (98,6) |
80 (97,6) |
0,555 |
Not important |
0 (0,0) |
0 (0,0) |
|
I don’t know |
2 (1,4) |
2 (2,4) |
|
What is your university’s ethics committee for?
|
To promote symposia on medical ethics |
0 (0,0) |
0 (0,0) |
|
To oversee animal and human research |
47 (32,2) |
17 (20,7) |
0,017 |
To ensure the ethical practice of lecturers |
7 (4,8) |
0 (0,0) |
|
All previous |
75 (51,4) |
48 (58,5) |
|
None of the previous |
0 (0,0) |
2 (2,4) |
|
I don’t know |
17 (11,6) |
15 (18,3) |
|
During the course, outside of ethics-related disciplines, how often has a lecturer cited ethics as important in a medical career?
|
Never |
14 (9,5) |
4 (5,0) |
0,183 |
Sometimes |
90 (61,2) |
42 (52,5) |
|
Almost always |
41 (27,9) |
33 (41,3) |
|
Always |
2 (1,4) |
1 (1,3) |
|
Do you think there is a possibility of denying care to a person in your clinic?
|
Yes |
120 (81,6) |
70 (88,6) |
0,341 |
No |
26 (17,7) |
9 (11,4) |
|
I don’t know |
1 (0,7) |
0 (0,0) |
|
Do you think there is a possibility of denying care to a person in the emergency room of a hospital?
|
Yes |
28 (19,0) |
10 (12,5) |
0,207 |
No |
119 (81,0) |
70 (87,5) |
|
I don’t know |
0 (0,0) |
0 (0,0) |
|
Do you consider the informed consent form essential in clinical and research practice?
|
Yes |
143 (97,9) |
78 (97,5) |
0,828 |
No |
3 (2,1) |
2 (2,5) |
|
I don’t know |
0 (0,0) |
0 (0,0) |
|
What does the Spikes protocol mean?
|
Communication skills between physicians and children |
0 (0,0) |
2 (2,5) |
<0,001 |
Brain death protocol |
7 (4,8) |
3 (3,8) |
|
Bad News Protocol |
92 (62,6) |
14 (17,5) |
|
I don’t know |
48 (32,6) |
61 (76,3) |
|
Are you required to give a death certificate to a patient who died at home and who attended the clinic?
|
Yes |
16 (10,9) |
9 (11,3) |
0,155 |
No |
103 (70,1) |
47 (58,8) |
|
I don’t know |
28 (19,0) |
24 (30,0) |
|
Are you required to give a certificate of death of a UBS patient accompanied by you and who passed away at home? UBS – Unidades Básicas de Saúde ( Basic Health Unit)
|
Yes |
58 (39,7) |
32 (40,0) |
0,076 |
No |
58 (39,7) |
22 (27,5) |
|
I don’t know |
30 (20,5) |
26 (32,5) |
|
Should health care staff, when confirming brain death, communicate to the family about the possibility of organ donation?
|
Yes |
112 (77,2) |
74 (92,5) |
0,001 |
No |
31 (21,4) |
3 (3,8) |
|
I don’t know |
2 (1,4) |
3 (3,8) |
|
Do you know the Hippocratic oath?
|
Yes |
128 (87,1) |
58 (72,5) |
0,006 |
No |
19 (12,9) |
22 (27,5) |
|
Do you know the Nüremberg Code?
|
Yes |
41 (27,9) |
12 (15,2) |
0,032 |
No |
106 (72,1) |
67 (84,8) |
|
Do you know the Declaration of Helsinki?
|
Yes |
34 (23,1) |
7 (8,8) |
0,007 |
No |
113 (76,9) |
73 (91,3) |
|
How did you get your knowledge of medical ethics?
|
During undergraduate education |
104 (88,9) |
17 (25,4) |
<0,001 |
Reading |
3 (2,6) |
10 (14,9) |
|
In lectures, symposiums or seminars |
5 (4,3) |
4 (6,0) |
|
Others (internet, newspapers, reports, court cases, etc.) |
5 (4,3) |
15 (22,4) |
|
I have no knowledge in medical ethics |
0 (0,0) |
21 (31,3) |
|
Does your university have separate committees to review animal and human research projects?
|
Yes |
54 (36,7) |
29 (36,3) |
0,570 |
No |
8 (5,4) |
2 (2,5) |
|
I don’t know |
85 (57,8) |
49 (61,3) |
|
How would you act by witnessing a violation of ethical conduct by your future colleagues?
|
I feel obligated to report them to the medical council |
37 (26,1) |
16 (19,5) |
0,002 |
I would talk to them |
95 (66,9) |
47 (57,3) |
|
I’d refuse to take any action |
0 (0,0) |
0 (0,0) |
|
I wouldn’t know what to do |
10 (7,0) |
19 (23,2) |
|
Do you consider theoretical teaching sufficient to learn medical ethics?
|
Yes |
29 (19,7) |
15 (18,5) |
0,736 |
No |
117 (79,6) |
66 (81,5) |
|
I don’t know |
1 (0,7) |
0 (0,0) |
|
How important do you consider the practical learning to build knowledge in medical ethics?
|
Not relevant |
0 (0,0) |
2 (2,4) |
0,275 |
Not very relevant |
0 (0,0) |
1 (1,2) |
|
Lightly relevant |
10 (6,8) |
5 (6,1) |
|
Moderately relevant |
20 (13,7) |
13 (15,9) |
|
Very relevant |
73 (50,0) |
42 (51,2) |
|
Extremely relevant |
43 (29,5) |
19 (23,2) |
|
Do you consider that the teaching of ethics is sufficient in the basic course or it is insufficient and should be included in the clinical course and during internship?
|
It is sufficient, no need to include it in clinical and internship periods |
12 (8,2) |
9 (11,1) |
0,001 |
It is insufficient and it needs to be included in the clinical and internship periods |
118 (80,3) |
48 (59,3) |
|
I don’t know |
17 (11,6) |
24 (29,6) |
|
What is the maximum tolerance for the professional on duty and waiting for the colleague who will replace him?
|
15 minutes |
4 (2,7) |
2 (2,4) |
<0,001 |
30 minutes |
4 (2,7) |
3 (3,7) |
|
60 minutes |
2 (1,4) |
4 (4,9) |
|
Do not leave the duty shift |
128 (87,1) |
47 (57,3) |
|
I don’t know |
9 (6,1) |
26 (31,7) |
|