Opinions of Turkish forensic medicine specialists about concept of death in Turkey

dc.contributor.authorDokgöz, Halis
dc.contributor.authorYılmaz, Mualla
dc.contributor.authorÖzer, Erdal
dc.contributor.authorSungur, Mehmet Ali
dc.contributor.authorYılmaz, Riza
dc.contributor.buuauthorTürkmen, Nursel
dc.contributor.departmentUludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı.tr_TR
dc.contributor.scopusid8715251700en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-06T07:35:56Z
dc.date.available2023-09-06T07:35:56Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-12
dc.description.abstractObjectives: 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.en_US
dc.description.abstractObjetivos: Esta investigación se realizó para determinar la opinión de especialistas en medicina forense sobre el concepto de la muerte. Métodos: Este estudio descriptivo, transversal, cualitativo se realizó con 103 especialistas en medicina forense que consintieron en participar en el estudio entre 2011–2012. Los datos fueron recolectados en entrevistas cara a cara y vía correo electrónico. Resultados: Los especialistas en medicina forense que participaron en este estudio fueron en su mayoría hombres (74,8%), casados (81,6%) con una edad media de 40.45 ± 6.85 años. Un 24.3% de ellos habían estado practicando su especialidad por espacio de 11 – 15 años. Este estudio reveló que los especialistas en medicina forense demuestran un menor nivel de ansiedad por la muerte. Conclusiones: Los especialistas en medicina forense demostraron un nivel moderado de actitud de evitación, si bien manifestaron un estado de ánimo depresivo hacia la muerte.fre
dc.identifier.citationDokgöz, H. vd. (2017). ''Opinions of Turkish forensic medicine specialists about concept of death in Turkey''. West Indian Medical Journal, 61(1), 111-118.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage118tr_TR
dc.identifier.issn0043-3144
dc.identifier.issn2309-5830
dc.identifier.issue1tr_TR
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85033560754tr_TR
dc.identifier.startpage111tr_TR
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7727/wimj.2015.359
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.mona.uwi.edu/fms/wimj/article/2600
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11452/33761
dc.identifier.volume61tr_TR
dc.identifier.wos000432816200020tr_TR
dc.indexed.scopusScopusen_US
dc.indexed.wosSCIEen_US
dc.indexed.wosSSCIen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniv West Indies Faculty Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.collaborationYurt içitr_TR
dc.relation.journalWest Indian Medical Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergitr_TR
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectGeneral & internal medicineen_US
dc.subjectDeathen_US
dc.subjectDeath anxietyen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectForensic medicineen_US
dc.subjectForensic medicine specialisten_US
dc.subjectScaleen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectMuerteen_US
dc.subjectAnsiedad ante la muertefre
dc.subjectDepresiónfre
dc.subjectMedicina forensefre
dc.subjectEspecialista en medicina forensefre
dc.subjectEscalafre
dc.subject.emtreeAdulten_US
dc.subject.emtreeAnxietyen_US
dc.subject.emtreeArticleen_US
dc.subject.emtreeAttitude to deathen_US
dc.subject.emtreeAvoidance behavioren_US
dc.subject.emtreeClinical practiceen_US
dc.subject.emtreeCross-sectional studyen_US
dc.subject.emtreeDepressionen_US
dc.subject.emtreeDescriptive researchen_US
dc.subject.emtreeE-mailen_US
dc.subject.emtreeFemaleen_US
dc.subject.emtreeForensic medicineen_US
dc.subject.emtreeHumanen_US
dc.subject.emtreeInterviewen_US
dc.subject.emtreeMaleen_US
dc.subject.emtreeMedical specialisten_US
dc.subject.emtreeNormal humanen_US
dc.subject.emtreePhysician attitudeen_US
dc.subject.emtreeQualitative researchen_US
dc.subject.emtreeTurkey (republic)en_US
dc.subject.scopusFear of Death; Nurses; Nursing Studentsen_US
dc.subject.wosMedicine, general & internalen_US
dc.titleOpinions of Turkish forensic medicine specialists about concept of death in Turkeyen_US
dc.title.alternativeOpiniones de especialistas en medicina forense Turcos sobre el concepto de muerte en Turquíafre
dc.typeArticle

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