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KMID : 0607720080190040684
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Journal of Korean Community Nursing
2008 Volume.19 No. 4 p.684 ~ p.695
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The Effects of Holistic Education on End-of-Life Care
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Sung Ki-Wol
Jo Kae-Hwa
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes regarding knowledge, attitude and practice toward end-of-life care in nursing university students.
Method: This study adopted nonequivalent control group pretestposttest design. The subjects consisted of 35 in
the experimental group and 35 in the control group. The education was performed for 2 hours a session, once a week for 16 weeks. Data was analyzed by the SPSS/WIN 14 computer program, and included χ² test, independent t-test, and repeated measure ANOVA.
Results: There were statistically significant differences in knowledge toward end-of-life care between the
experimental group and the control group.
Conclusion: Findings suggested that holistic education on end-of-life care was effective to change students’ knowledge toward end-of-life care. Therefore, holistic education is recommended as nursing education for nursing university students.
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KEYWORD
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Nursing Education, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice
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