Evaluation of Life and Death Studies Course on Attitudes Toward Life and Death Among Nursing Students
The aim of this study was to evaluate attitudes toward life and death among nursing students after attending the life and death studies (LDS) program. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to collect data. The pretest-posttest control group design randomly assigned students to an exper...
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| description | The aim of this study was to evaluate attitudes toward life and death among nursing students after attending the life and death studies (LDS) program. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to collect data. The pretest-posttest control group design randomly assigned students to an experimental (n = 47) or control group (n = 49). The 13-week course included lectures, video appraisal, games, simulations, films, books, assignments and group sharing. Statistical and content analysis were used to analyze qualitative and quantitative data. The findings showed a significant improvement in perception of the meaningfulness of life in four categories of improvement: expanded viewpoint, sadness about death, treating life sincerely, and instilling hope in life. The qualitative data indicated that a positive change in meaning of life was associated with interaction with others and self-reflection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd37352b28504646aa4a542a7dc531cd2022-12-22T01:01:51ZengWileyKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences1607-551X2005-12-01211255256010.1016/S1607-551X(09)70207-4Evaluation of Life and Death Studies Course on Attitudes Toward Life and Death Among Nursing StudentsHuei-Lih HwangWen-Tin ChenThe aim of this study was to evaluate attitudes toward life and death among nursing students after attending the life and death studies (LDS) program. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to collect data. The pretest-posttest control group design randomly assigned students to an experimental (n = 47) or control group (n = 49). The 13-week course included lectures, video appraisal, games, simulations, films, books, assignments and group sharing. Statistical and content analysis were used to analyze qualitative and quantitative data. The findings showed a significant improvement in perception of the meaningfulness of life in four categories of improvement: expanded viewpoint, sadness about death, treating life sincerely, and instilling hope in life. The qualitative data indicated that a positive change in meaning of life was associated with interaction with others and self-reflection.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09702074life and death studiesevaluationnursing students |
| spellingShingle | Huei-Lih Hwang Wen-Tin Chen Evaluation of Life and Death Studies Course on Attitudes Toward Life and Death Among Nursing Students Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences life and death studies evaluation nursing students |
| title | Evaluation of Life and Death Studies Course on Attitudes Toward Life and Death Among Nursing Students |
| title_full | Evaluation of Life and Death Studies Course on Attitudes Toward Life and Death Among Nursing Students |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Life and Death Studies Course on Attitudes Toward Life and Death Among Nursing Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Life and Death Studies Course on Attitudes Toward Life and Death Among Nursing Students |
| title_short | Evaluation of Life and Death Studies Course on Attitudes Toward Life and Death Among Nursing Students |
| title_sort | evaluation of life and death studies course on attitudes toward life and death among nursing students |
| topic | life and death studies evaluation nursing students |
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