بررسي نگرش اساتيد و دستياران باليني دانشكده پزشكي شيراز در رابطه باگفتن تشخيص به بيماران غيرقابل درمان

EVALUATION OF THE CONCEPTION OF THE PROFESSOR AND CLINICAL ASSISTANTS ABOUT SAYING THE DIAGNOSIS TO NONTREATABLE PATIENTS IN SHIRAZ FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Background: We evaluated the conception and function sor and assistant about saying the diagnosis to nontreatable patients leading to death. Methods: A total of 100 physicians (50 professors and 50 assistants) selected randomly. The participants answered to 6 questions in an interview. Questions were about sayin or not saying the diagnosis, results of revealing the diagnosis and information about legal aspects. Results: Seventy four percent of respondents did not say the diagnosis to the patients, therefore the patients did not. have enough information about the prognosis and the treatmentʹ decisions. Fear of unpleasant results of revealing the diagnosis is the most important reason that the physicians were avoiding revealing diagnosis. Conclusion: With the changes in this conception in other countries, detailed evaluation of the ethic and legal aspec of revealing the diagnosis with considering the social and cultural factors, is needed.