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http://dx.doi.org/10.14475/kjhpc.2015.18.3.188

Effects of a Well-dying Program on Nursing Students  

Moon, Hyunjung (Department of Nursing, Far East University)
Cha, Sunkyung (Department of Nursing Science, Sunmoon University)
Jung, Sungwon (Department of Nursing, Far East University)
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Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care / v.18, no.3, 2015 , pp. 188-195 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: We examined the effects of a well-dying program on nursing students in terms of death preparation, death recognition and perception of well-dying perception. Methods: The design of this study was quasi-experimental and non-synchronized with a non-equivalent control group. The study was conducted with nursing students: 32 in the experimental group and 36 in the control group. The well-dying program was consisted of five sessions: introduction, thinking about meaning of death, organizing things to do before dying, looking back on my life, and leaving a trail of my life. Descriptive analysis, t-test, ${\chi}^2$ test and ANCOVA were used with SPSS 18.0 program to analyze the data. Results: After attending the program, a difference was observed in death preparation of the experimental group (t=2.61, P=0.014). The death recognition (F=154.15, P<0.001) score of the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group. There was no significant difference between the groups in perception of well-dying (F=0.11, P=0.747). Conclusions: The well-dying program helped nursing students build positive death recognition. Therefore, this study is expected to contribute to development of a death education program for nursing students.
Keywords
Nursing students; Death; Programs;
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