Research in Community and Public Health Nursing (지역사회간호학회지)

Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing (한국지역사회간호학회)
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The Effects of Holistic Education on End-of-Life Care

홀리스틱 교육방법을 통한 말기임종간호수업의 효과

  • Sung, Ki-Wol (Catholic University of Daegu, School of Medicine, Department of Nursing) ;
  • Jo, Kae-Hwa (Catholic University of Daegu, School of Medicine, Department of Nursing)
  • 성기월 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 조계화 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 간호학과)
  • Published : 2008.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes regarding knowledge. attitude and practice toward end-of-life care in nursing university students. Method: This study adopted nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects consisted of 35 in the experimental group and 35 in the control group. The education was performed for 2 hours a session, once a week for 16 weeks. Data was analyzed by the SPSS/WIN 14 computer program, and included $X^2$ test. independent t-test. and repeated measure ANOVA. Results: There were statistically significant differences in knowledge toward end-of-life care between the experimental group and the control group. Conclusion: Findings suggested that holistic education on end-of-life care was effective to change students' knowledge toward end-of-life care. Therefore. holistic education is recommended as nursing education for nursing university students.

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