Medical students' self-reported worries about aspects of death and dying

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Abstract
Worries about four aspects of death and dying were elicited from a group of third year medical students. Using a reliable coding system devised by the authors these worries were categorized into types of worry. Different types of worry were shown to be associated with each aspect of death and dying. Being dead oneself was a source of few worries. One's own dying process was associated mainly with worries about pain. For the death of close other's the breaking of relationships was the most salient concern. The main worry expressed about interacting with a dying patient was the difficulty in communicating with them.