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Tactical reframing to reduce death anxiety in undergraduate nursing students

Griffith University/Gold Coast, Southport, Queensland, Australia

The effectiveness of a death education program in reducing death anxiety in Australian undergraduate nursing students was examined. The experimental group (n = 97) participated in a death education program conducted over a 13-week period. The comparison group (n = 122) included undergraduate students at the same academic level who had enrolled in a health-science program of similar structure, design, and duration as the death education program. No subjects in the comparison group had previously participated in a death education program. All participants were pre- and post-tested using the revised Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale. Post-test analysis indicated that the 13-week death education program was effective in decreasing death anxiety.

Key Words: death education • end of life • nurse • psychosocial

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Vol. 22, No. 6, 427-432 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/104990910502200607


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