Opinions of Social Workers in Turkey About the Principles on Die with Dignity

DUYAN V., SERPEN A. S., Duyan G., Yavuz S.

JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH, cilt.55, sa.6, ss.1938-1953, 2016 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10943-015-0090-x
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1938-1953
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Turkey, Social worker, Death, Dying with dignity, DEATH
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The conditions how people will spend their very last moments are an increasingly debated topic in Turkey. This study is planned to learn the opinions of Social Workers in Turkey on "Principles of a good death." The results of this study reveal that social workers in Turkey agree with principles of a good death in general. The degree of support for some specific principles changes by the sex and age of the participants. Despite the significant support given to principles by social workers, majority of them do not think that these principles are currently followed in medical and care institutions in Turkey.