Korean J Hosp Palliat Care.
2009 Dec;12(4):199-208.
Effect of a Death Preparing Education Program on Death Anxiety and Meaning of Life in Volunteers
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- 1Department of Nursing, Woosuk University, Jeonju, Korea. moyoon@woosuk.ac.kr
Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of death preparing education on death anxiety and meaning of life for volunteers.
METHODS
Data collection and intervention were carried out from January 11 to 25, 2009. The subjects included 60 volunteers in Jeonju city, and they were divided into two groups; 30 each of experimental group and control group. Death preparing education program contained 5 steps. Data were analyzed with t-test, chi-square-test, and ANCOVA test with SPSS version 12.0.
RESULTS
The death anxiety scores in the experimental group were significantly lower than in the control group (F=4.01, P=0.046). The meaning of life scores in the experimental group were significantly higher than in the control group (F=6.32, P=0.015).
CONCLUSION
The death preparing education program for volunteers was confirmed to be an effective intervention to lessen death anxiety and to improve the meaning of life. Therefore, I strongly recommend that this program should generously be applied to volunteers.
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