Effects of a Well-dying Program on Nursing Students.
10.14475/kjhpc.2015.18.3.188
- Author:
Hyunjung MOON
1
;
Sunkyung CHA
;
Sungwon JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Far East University, Eumseong, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nursing students;
Death;
Programs
- MeSH:
Education;
Humans;
Nursing*;
Students, Nursing*;
Thinking
- From:Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
2015;18(3):188-195
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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, chi2 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.
