A comparison of the level of fear of death among students and nursing professionals in Mexico

Mondragón-Sánchez, Edna Johana; Cordero, Erika Alejandra Torre; Espinoza, María de Lourdes Morales; Landeros-Olvera, Erick

doi:10.1590/0104-1169.3550.2558

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“…Regarding the CLFDS subscales (17)(18)(19)(20) , the study showed that the fear of one's own death as a state had the highest values, which coincides with several other studies. In relation to others, the students reported a greater fear of death as a process than as a state.…”

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Los juegos experimentales de aula: una herramienta didáctica en cuidados paliativos

Alonso

Fernández-Martínez

Presa

et al. 2018

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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Objective To evaluate the effect of a games-based intervention on palliative care nursing students' scores on the Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale. The challenge was to innovate and integrate grief-related theory and experiences into the classroom. Method Quasi-experimental study. Before and after the games-based intervention, 101 and 111 students completed the questionnaires, respectively. The intervention was performed in the context of a palliative care class taught during the first semester of the third year of the nursing programme. Results The students obtained moderate mean scores on the variable fear of death (between 14 and 19) at both time points (pre- and post-intervention). Both men and women indicated a heightened sense of fear post-intervention and a decrease in self-perceived emotional preparedness, which support the value of the games for exposing the student to situations that closely approximated reality. Conclusion The use of games as a didactic tool in the classroom context helped the students recognize the fear generated by proximity to death in the patient and family and in the student him- or herself.

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confidence: 88%

“…Each item is assessed using a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (none) to 5 (a lot). This instrument was chosen because of its high reliability in the studies we reviewed in which it had been used (17)(18)(19)(20) .…”

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confidence: 99%

Los juegos experimentales de aula: una herramienta didáctica en cuidados paliativos

Alonso

Fernández-Martínez

Presa

et al. 2018

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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“…Therefore, the reflections associated with this theme generate fear and anguish due to the approach to the end of life. 4 This professional preparation was pointed out in a studio as a space for the transformation of professionals, where they take care of themselves and of the others. This transformation, caused by the training of professionals, helped them to reflect on their beliefs, values, and personal reasons that may compromise the care provided, which further qualifies the care practice.…”

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Strengths and Weaknesses to Face the Dying and Death Process: Students' Reflections

Sandoval

Vargas

Zilli

2020

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Objective: to identify the strengths and weaknesses recognized by the students to face the dying process and death in the hospital setting. Method: a qualitative and descriptive approach. The sample was made up of 19 students of the fifth-year of the Nursing course, complying with the in-hospital professional practice, and the study was carried out at a university in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region, Chile, between September and October 2018. The collected data were submitted to the precepts of Content Analysis. Results: among the identified strengths, the following are to be mentioned: previous experience with death, the support provided by the guiding nurse during hospital stay, the student's mental maturity, soft skills, and sensitivity. In its turn, the limitations identified include lack of experience, psychological immaturity, the few tools they possess, factors associated with the patient such as age, and the affective bonds created with the patient that may end up causing suffering to the student. Conclusion: both the strengths and weaknesses recognized by the students must be worked on in the academy throughout the training, in such a way that the students may acquire the necessary tools to face the process of death and dying. Death must be discussed as an integral phenomenon in order to achieve a better understanding of this topic by the students, so that they can act in the best possible way in front of terminal patients, providing quality and humanized care for the patients and/or families.

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“…[5][6][7][8] Thus, nurses' attitudes towards death can influence the quality, care, and behavior of the patient. [9][10] Depending on the nurse's perspective of this context, the nurse will be less able to adopt a positive attitude of care with a palliative patient, which may impair the quality of the professional-patient relationship. 10 Studies indicate that undergraduates students educated on the subject of death and dying had more positive attitudes towards caring for palliative patients than those who did not receive teaching on the subject.…”

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“…10 Studies indicate that undergraduates students educated on the subject of death and dying had more positive attitudes towards caring for palliative patients than those who did not receive teaching on the subject. [7][8][9][10][11] Therefore, it is understood that knowing the attitude profile of the health sciences undergraduate students towards death can support strategies to be more adequately prepare these future professionals. The basic question of this study was: what is the attitude profile of undergraduate students in the area of health towards death?…”

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Avaliação Do Perfil De Atitudes Acerca Da Morte: Estudo Com Graduandos Da Área De Saúde

Souza

Sousa

Lago

et al. 2017

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Objective: to identify the profile of attitudes towards death in undergraduate students from in the health science area.Method: a cross-sectional study performed with undergraduates from six healthcare courses of a public university in the Federal District. The Death Attitude Profile Assessment Scale and a sociodemographic questionnaire were applied.Results: a total of 1,005 students participated in the study. The neutral acceptance attitude obtained higher average scores among the undergraduate students, higher averages in the fear of death dimension are presented in younger students and lower means of avoidance of death in older students, who attended the first semester of the undergraduate course. The acceptance and approach acceptance dimensions obtained higher averages in male undergraduate students. It was observed that 59.9% of the participants had no prior experience of loss and 75.4% reported not having participated in any discussions about death or dying.Conclusion: based on the results found in the research, the need for discussions on the subject of death and dying beginning in the first semesters in undergraduate courses is reinforced, this is in order to provide a positive attitude towards death and future health professionals exercise their care in a more qualified manner DESCRIPTORS: Attitude towards death. Death. Thanatology. Grief. Students of health sciences. Resultados: participaram da pesquisa 1.005 estudantes. A atitude de aceitação neutra obteve maiores médias dentre os graduandos da amostra, médias mais elevadas na dimensão medo da morte apresentam-se em graduandos mais jovens e médias mais baixas de evitamento da morte em graduandos com maior idade, que cursavam os primeiros semestres da graduação. As dimensões aceitação de escape e religiosa obtiveram médias mais elevadas nos graduandos do sexo masculino. Observou-se que 59,9% dos participantes não tiveram experiência prévia de perda e 75,4% referiram não ter participado de discussões acerca da morte e do morrer. AVALIAÇÃO DO PERFIL DE ATITUDESConclusão: com base nos resultados encontrados na pesquisa, reforça-se a necessidade de discussões sobre a temática da morte e do morrer desde os primeiros semestres na graduação, com a finalidade de oportunizar uma atitude positiva frente à morte e o exercício de um cuidado mais qualificado entre os futuros profissionais de saúde. Método: estudio transversal realizado con graduandos de seis cursos de salud de una universidad pública del Distrito Federal. Se aplicó la Escala de Evaluación del Perfil de Actitudes Acerca de la Muerte y un cuestionario sociodemográfico. DESCRITORES:Resultados: participaron de la investigación 1005 estudiantes. La actitud de aceptación neutra obtuvo mayores promedios entre los graduandos de la muestra, las medias más elevadas en la dimensión miedo a la muerte se presentan en graduandos más jóvenes y medias más bajas de evitación de la muerte en graduandos con mayor edad, que cursaban los primeros semestres de la graduación. Las dimensiones aceptadas de escape ...

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A comparison of the level of fear of death among students and nursing professionals in Mexico

Cited by 25 publications

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Los juegos experimentales de aula: una herramienta didáctica en cuidados paliativos

Los juegos experimentales de aula: una herramienta didáctica en cuidados paliativos

Strengths and Weaknesses to Face the Dying and Death Process: Students' Reflections

Avaliação Do Perfil De Atitudes Acerca Da Morte: Estudo Com Graduandos Da Área De Saúde

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