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Effect of program based on the drawing-method about attitude toward death for response to "Tashi-society" -Using data of Japanese nursing students
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【Methods】 Self-reported questionnaire was conducted among nursing students who enrolled in a class of “nursing for end of life”. Students were randomly divided into two groups. The program of intervention group (n=92) consisted of “drawing about image of death” and “small-group discussion”. The program of conventional group (n=84) consisted of “simple reading literature about care for end of life” and “small-group discussion”. Attitude toward death of 176 students was assessed by the Death Attitude Inventory (DAI) which consisted of seven factors with 27 items before and after each session.
【Results】 In intervention group, the scores of “Afterlife belief”, “Death relief”, “Life purpose” and “Death concern” were significantly increased, and the scores of “Death anxiety” and “Death avoidance” were significantly decreased (p<0.05).
【Conclusion】 The program we developed was a noteworthy and effective method for education about attitude toward death in nursing students. With Japanese cultural background, this program has the potential to be applied to the education for all people who engage in end of life care.
Learning Areas:
Public health or related educationLearning Objectives:
Evaluate effect of the educational program for modern citizens about attitude toward death in Japanese cultural back ground.
Keyword(s): End-of-Life Care, Ethics
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a professor of basic nursing course of Hamamatsu University School of Medicine. And I am head of the program that has been introduced in this study.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.