Table 4 Attitude of the medical students regards palliative care (n=404)

FM 1

Giving care to the dying person is a worthwhile experience.

5

4.17

0.75

FM 5

I would not want to care for a dying person.

11

3.87

0.95

FM 7

The length of time required giving care to a dying person would frustrate me.

16

3.57

0.58

FM 13

I would hope the person I’m caring for dies when I am not present

22

3.08

0.74

FM15

I would feel like running away when the person actually died

23

3.07

0.99

FM 14

I am afraid to become friend with a dying person.

24

3.00

0.87

FM 3

I would be uncomfortable talking about impending death with the dying person

25

2.95

0.79

FM26

I would be uncomfortable if I entered the room of a terminally ill person and found him/her crying.

28

2.88

0.93

FM 8

I would be upset when the dying person I was caring for gave up hope of getting better.

29

2.44

0.62

Communication Subscale

2

20.69

3.67

CS 27

Dying persons should be given honest answers about their condition.

7

4.07

0.77

CS 30

It is possible for nonfamily caregivers to help patients prepare for death.

12

3.79

0.61

CS 2

Death is not the worst thing that can happen to a person.

14

3.71

0.99

CS 28

Educating families about death and dying is not a nonfamily caregiver responsibility.

17

3.45

1.06

CS 6

The nonfamily caregivers should not be the one to talk about death with the dying person.

20

3.25

0.60

CS 11

When a patient asks, “Am I dying?” I think it is best to change the subject to something cheerful

21

3.12

0.91

Relationship Subscale

3

16.73

3.00

RS 21

It is beneficial for the dying person to verbalize his/her feelings.

2

4.40

0.56

RS 10

There are times when the dying person welcomes death.

8

4.05

0.66

RS 17

As a patient nears death, the nonfamily caregiver should withdraw from his/her involvement with the patient.

16

3.67

0.65

RS 29

Family members who stay close to a dying person often interfere with the professional’s job with the patient.

19

3.26

1.16

RS 9

It is difficult to form a close relationship with the dying person

26

2.93

0.82

Active Care Subscale

4

16.23

2.82

AC 23

Caregivers should permit dying persons to have flexible visiting schedules.

9

3.98

0.55

AC 24

The dying person and his/her family should be the in-charge decision-makers

10

3.90

0.55

AC 19

The dying person should not be allowed to make decisions about his/her physical care.

13

3.74

0.78

AC 25

Addiction to pain relieving medication should not be a concern when dealing with a dying person

18

3.45

0.73

Family as Caring Subscale

6

12.44

2.12

FC 18

Families should be concerned about helping their dying member make the best of his/her remaining life.

1

4.56

0.56

FC 12

The family should be involved in the physical care of the dying person.

15

3,67

0.96

FC 26

I would be uncomfortable if I entered the room of a terminally ill person and found him/her crying.

27

2.88

0.94

The Care of The Family Subscale

5

12.41

2.13

CTF 4

Caring for the patient’s family should continue throughout the period of grief and bereavement.

3

4.38

0.61

CTF 16

Families need emotional support to accept the behavior changes of the dying person.

4

4.38

0.48

CTF 22

Care should extend to the family of the dying person.

6

4.13

0.50