Table 3

Summary of the attitude results p value

Attitude statements	Yes module			No module			All			p Value
Attitude statements	Avg	SD	n	Avg	SD	n	Avg	SD	n	Gender	Year	Location	Module
1. I feel comfortable talking to patients about death and dying.	31	22	83	33	24	149	35	25	54	0.369	0.897	0.657	0.523
2. I feel prepared to care for patients at the end of life.	52	26	82	48	26	149	51	24	56	0.643	0.138	0.300	0.176
3. I would feel uneasy if I ever had to care for patients with terminal disease.	40	24	83	37	24	149	38	23	56	0.733	0.116	0.701	0.16
4. Physicians have a duty to care for dying patients.	33	23	81	33	24	145	35	25	56	0.237	0.813	0.5	0.064
5. Doctors should avoid talking to patients about death-related issues.	97	6	85	96	8	149	93	11	56	0.178	0.410	0.676	0.982
6. There's little that doctors can do for patients when they are dying.	9	10	74	10	13	134	12	17	53	0.477	0.400	0.499	0.837
7. All possible efforts should be made to keep a terminally ill patient alive.	11	18	78	13	19	142	14	18	56	0.247	0.373	0.847	0.333
8. Medical students should learn about death and dying.	24	17	79	23	19	141	24	22	54	0.352	0.677	0.950	0.139
9. Learning about death and dying in medical school is not as important as learning to cure and treat diseases.	97	6	85	97	7	149	97	9	56	0.401	0.742	0.236	0.762
10. Learning about death and dying in medical school is not as important as learning to cure and treat diseases.	27	27	81	27	25	145	32	25	56	0.736	0.740	0.215	0.072