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What Do Medical Students Think About Disability
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hatice Şahin A. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Disabled people feel that physicians are close to them, even more than their families. Several studies have proved that some health professionals display negative attitudes towards disabled people. Courses addressing the social dimension of disability have been included in medical education curricula. The aim of this study is to demonstrate views of medical students who attend the course called “Disability and Me”. Eight students attended the course. In-depth interviews were held with the students and their views on disability were determined. The interviews were transcribed and content analysis was performed. The students’ attitudes towards learning and using the concept of disability, and communicating with disabled people changed for the better at the end of the course. It was determined that not to offend them, The students avoided eye contact with disabled individuals, that at first meeting they said themselves "Thank God, I am not disabled", that awareness of the students who had a disabled relative of disability was higher and that they did not want to marry a disabled person due the importance of physical appearance. Increasing the medical students’ awareness of disability will contribute to their being equipped with both theoretical knowledge and human values. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://iassr2.org/rs/030105.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
