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KMID : 0856920090120040199
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Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
2009 Volume.12 No. 4 p.199 ~ p.208
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Effect of a Death Preparing Education Program on Death Anxiety and Meaning of Life in Volunteers
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Yoon Me-Ok
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Abstract
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Purpose: 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, -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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KEYWORD
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Death, Edycatuib, Anxiety, Life
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