Opinions of Turkish Forensic Medicine Specialists about Concept of Death in Turkey
Halis Dokgoz, M. Yilmaz, N. Turkmen, Erdal Ozer, M. A. Sungur, Riza Yilmaz
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Halis Dokgoz, M. Yilmaz, N. Turkmen, Erdal Ozer, M. A. Sungur, Riza Yilmaz | Yıl: 2017 | Dergi/Kurum: WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL | İndeks: WOS.SCI,WOS.SSCI | DOI: 10.7727/wimj.2015.359 | Anahtar Kelimeler: Death, death anxiety, depression, forensic medicine, forensic medic
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.