Attitudes toward care of the terminally ill: an educational intervention.

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This quasiexperimental study examined the effect of an educational program on attitudes toward caring for terminally ill persons and their families. Participants were 115 undergraduate students:
intervention group, N = 49; control group, N = 66. Pre- and post-intervention measurements were done with the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Scale (FATCOD, Form B). Students in the intervention group participated in a semester-long (15-week, 45-hour) educational program. Demographic variables, including age, gender, religion, major area of study, influence of religious beliefs, profession, previous education, and past or present experience with loss were evaluated. Statistical analyses (t-test, ANOVA, ANCOVA, and APVs) indicated a significant positive change in the attitude scores of the intervention group and no significant change in the attitude scores of the control group.

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Author information

Author/s: Frommelt, Katherine H Murray (KH);

Affiliation: Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article

Journal: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (Am J Hosp Palliat Care), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2003 Jan-Feb; vol 20 (issue 1) : pp 13-22

Dates: Created 2003/02/05; Completed 2003/02/27; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12568433, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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