title: [Comparative analysis of attitudes of ambulance personnel and paramedic students regarding death and dying].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The emergency care staff witness the experience of dying and death on a daily basis.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the current and future ambulance personnel's fear of death and its influencing factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Quantitative, cross-sectional comparative study was conducted including 106 participants (active rescue ambulance personnel, n = 45 persons; paramedic students, n = 61). A voluntary, anonymous questionnaire survey method (the Neimeyer-Moore Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale) was used for data collection. The data were analyzed using descriptive and mathematical statistical tests (T-test, analysis of variance).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The students had a greater fear in the "Fear for Significant Others" factor (p = 0.001). Students showed stronger fear who lived in cities, had higher educational qualifications, who where women (p = 0.036), singles (p = 0.046), those who have not seen a dying person (p = 0.017) and those who were never witnessed death. Greater fear characterized the ambulance personnel who were village residents, those living in a partnership (p = 0.027), those with lower educational level (p = 0.041) and those who had been working for a longer time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is no significant difference between the levels of fear of death of the present and future ambulance personnel. However, the practice-oriented education is very important and, training associated with death and dying should be integrated in the educational schedules of the paramedic students.
authors.affiliation: Sürgősségi Ellátási és Egészségpedagógiai Intézet, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Egészségtudományi Kar Pécs, Vörösmarty M. út 4., 7621.
authors.forename: Emese
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pék
authors.affiliation: Sürgősségi Ellátási és Egészségpedagógiai Intézet, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Egészségtudományi Kar Pécs, Vörösmarty M. út 4., 7621.
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Székely-Benke
authors.affiliation: Sürgősségi Ellátási és Egészségpedagógiai Intézet, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Egészségtudományi Kar Pécs, Vörösmarty M. út 4., 7621.
authors.forename: József
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Betlehem
authors.affiliation: Ápolástudományi, Alapozó Egészségtudományi és Védőnői Intézet, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Egészségtudományi Kar Pécs.
authors.forename: Noémi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fullér
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D016390:Allied Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D018594:Human Body; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: MFODS; ambulance personnel; fear of death; halálfélelem; mentődolgozók; mentőtiszthallgatók; paramedic students