Comparison of Attitudes Toward Death Between University Students Who Receive Nursing Education and Who Receive Religious Education

This study aims to compare attitudes toward death between university students who receive nursing education and who receive religious education. This study is cross-sectional in nature. It was conducted with the participation of 197 university students in a university located in the Eastern part of...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health 2018-12, Vol.57 (6), p.2389-2397
Main Authors: Bakan, Ayse Berivan, Arli, Senay Karadag
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Attitude surveys
Attitude to Death
Clinical Psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Death & dying
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nursing education
Original Paper
Public Health
Religion
Religion and Psychology
Religious education
Religious Studies
Sociodemographics
Students, Nursing - psychology
Students, Nursing - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Turkey
Universities
University students
Young Adult
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Summary:This study aims to compare attitudes toward death between university students who receive nursing education and who receive religious education. This study is cross-sectional in nature. It was conducted with the participation of 197 university students in a university located in the Eastern part of Turkey between June and August, 2017. Data were collected using the socio-demographic form and Turkish form of Death Attitudes Profile-Revised. Of all the students participating in the study, 52.8% received nursing education and 47.2% received religious education. It was found that majority of both groups had no education about death, or found the education they received insufficient. Besides, no significant differences were found between the students who received nursing education and who received religious education in terms of their attitudes toward death (p > 0.05). Results showed that students who received nursing education and who received religious education had similar attitudes toward death. In conclusion, the education given to students about the religious or health aspects of death in accordance with the curriculum seemed to have no effects on students' developing positive attitudes toward death.
ISSN:0022-4197
1573-6571
DOI:10.1007/s10943-018-0609-z