Tactical reframing to reduce death anxiety in undergraduate nursing students.
The effectiveness of a death education program in reducing death anxiety in Australian undergraduate nursing students was examined. The experimental group (n = 97) participated in a death education program conducted over a 13-week period. The comparison group (n = 122) included undergraduate students at the same academic level who had enrolled in a health-science program of similar structure, design, and duration as the death education program. No subjects in the comparison group had previously participated in a death education program. All participants were pre- and post-tested using the revised Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale. Post-test analysis indicated that the 13-week death education program was effective in decreasing death anxiety.
Mooney
Deborah C
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Faculty of Nursing and Health, Griffith University/Gold Coast, Southport, Queensland, Australia.
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001315:Australia; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013727:Terminal Care