Qualitative research on the application of "four-stage" death education to the aged in the community based on the theory of knowledge, attitudes and practice
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20200724-04573
- VernacularTitle:基于知信行理论的"四阶梯"死亡教育在社区老年人中应用的质性研究
- Author:
Lingyun WANG
1
;
Fan ZHANG
;
Lijie XU
;
Yutong ZHOU
;
Peng YUE
Author Information
1. 北京市西城区德胜社区卫生服务中心护理教研室 100120
- Keywords:
Aged;
Residents;
Death education;
Knowledge, attitudes and practice;
Qualitative research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2021;27(9):1147-1153
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the experience and feelings of the aged in the community after implementing the "four-stage" death education based on the theory of knowledge, attitudes and practice, so as to provide a basis for the follow-up promotion of death education for community residents.Methods:The "four-stage" death education model was constructed according to the theory of knowledge, attitudes and practice. From April to December 2019, convenience sampling was used to select 30 elderly people in a nursing home and a community in Beijing, and two death education announcements were carried out in the nursing home and the community. After the event, 15 elderly people were selected by purposive sampling to conduct semi-structured in-depth interviews to understand their experiences and feelings after receiving education. Generic analysis was used to encode, classify, and extract topics from the acquired data.Results:After receiving death education, the elderly's psychological experience was summarized into 5 main themes: death cognition was gradually approaching objective reality; death anxiety was improved; beginning to think about death issues and prepare for death in advance; the ability to respond to death incidents was improved; cherishing the rest of their lives and work hard to live the moment.Conclusions:The implementation of "four-stage" death education based on the theory of knowledge, attitudes and practice can be accepted and effectively responded to by the aged in the community. It can help the aged improve their scientific understanding and reduce their doubts and confusions about death.
