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Assessment of the implementation of Knowledge about Bioethics in patient care among Students in a Tertiary Care Hospital

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Aakruti Ganla (MBBS)', Rahul Rangan (MBBS)', Supriya S Patil (MD), Chitra C Khanwelkar (MD), Ajay Patil (MD)
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.si4.171

Abstract

Bioethics is a gray area of medical practice that has been gaining increasing importance in the past years. However the lack of practical guidance during the learning phase has resulted in the inability to apply the knowledge regarding bioethics in clinical practice. The purpose of this study is to assess the same. Materials and methods A pre-designed validated questionnaire was used to obtain data from 100 randomly chosen students from various medical faculties of a tertiary care centre. The Likert scale was used to analyse the responses. Results Of the 100 participants, 62% of the students were aware of Bioethics as an important aspect of their curriculum while 71% knew of the 4 pillars of Bioethics. 98% of the participants were interested in learning about healthcare ethics. However when posed with various ethical dilemmas, we found varied results for example 42% respondents agreed that during treatment patient wishes must always be adhered to while 10% disagreed. Only 29% participants agreed that medical practitioners should refuse to treat patients who behave violently. 27% participants strongly disagreed with writing ‘Normal’ in a case paper without doing the relevant physical examination. Conclusion In addition to having fair knowledge and understanding about bioethics, the ability to adhere by the principles of bioethics and make rational calculated choices when faced with certain common ethical dilemmas is equally important and must be focused upon.

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