title: Development of a death education curriculum model for the general public using DACUM method.
abstract: In order to analyze tasks of the death education curriculum for the public, DACUM method was used. A committee for DACUM was gathered and a survey was conducted on professors of health care, humanities and social sciences for an interdisciplinary study. In the survey used to verify the model for death education for the public, a compilation based on difficulty and importance factor shows that the 27 tasks including the psychological changes in terminally ill or suicidal patients, healing of stress, acceptance and understanding of death and suicide prevention were identified as needing to be included in the curriculum. The data thus concluded will have to be reviewed when they are applied to actual education to revise the education program to make it more appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Management, College of Medical Sciences, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Ha
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Management, College of Medical Sciences, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Yoon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Management, College of Medical Sciences, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Chong-Hyung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Moo-Sik
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of General Art Education, College of Liberal Education, Konyang University, Nonsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Moon-Joon
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of General Art Education, College of Liberal Education, Konyang University, Nonsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Park
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arma
authors.affiliation: Department of Health & Welfare Management, Konyang Cyber University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye-Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Department of Hotel & Tourism, College of Global Business Administration, Konyang University, Nonsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeon-Dong
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Moon-Sook
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Management, College of Medical Sciences, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang-Hwan
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D003142:Communication; D003479:Curriculum; D003643:Death; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005239:Fear; D006117:Grief; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: DACUM method; death education curriculum; development of a death education