The Effects of Holistic Education on End-of-Life Care.
- Author:
Ki Wol SUNG
1
;
Kae Hwa JO
Author Information
1. Catholic University of Daegu, School of Medicine, Department of Nursing, Korea. kwseng@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nursing Education;
Knowledge;
Attitude;
Practice
- MeSH:
Education*;
Education, Nursing;
Humans;
Nursing
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2008;19(4):684-695
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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 chi2 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.
