The evaluation of two death education programs for EMTs using the theory of planned behavior.
The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two death education programs by comparing pretest and posttest scores of behavioral intentions and (reported) behavior of EMTs when at the scene of a death. After the interventions, the majority of EMTs intended to change their behavior at the scene of a death when compared to the control group. In a three-month follow-up study, the majority of EMTs who received the intervention (and made a death notification) changed their behavior. In this sample, these programs were effective in changing the behavioral intentions of EMTs.
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Department of Emergency Health Services, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA. tlsmith@umbc.edu
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001519:Behavior; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians; D006801:Humans; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D014481:United States