title: Caring for dying people: attitudes among Iranian and Swedish nursing students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the attitudes of Iranian and Swedish nursing students toward caring for dying persons.
  
  
  METHODS
  Their attitudes were measured with the Frommelt's Attitude Toward Caring of the Dying and the Death Attitude Profile Revised.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicated that the participating Iranian students were more afraid of death and less likely to give care to dying persons than the Swedish participants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is suggested that theoretical education should be individualized and culturally sensitive in order to positively influence the students' attitudes, and promote professional development.
authors.affiliation: Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman Medical University, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Sedigheh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iranmanesh
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Axelsson
authors.forename: Terttu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Häggström
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sävenstedt