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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 147--153 |
Caring for dying people: Attitudes among Iranian and Swedish nursing students
Sedigheh Iranmanesh1, Karin Axelsson2, Terttu Häggström2, Stefan Sävenstedt2
1 Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman Medical University, Kerman, Iran
2 Department of Health Science, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden
Correspondence Address:
Sedigheh Iranmanesh
Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman Medical University, Kerman
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.73643
Aim: To compare the attitudes of Iranian and Swedish nursing students toward caring for dying persons.
Materials and Methods: Their attitudes were measured with the Frommelt's Attitude Toward Caring of the Dying and the Death Attitude Profile Revised.
Results: The results indicated that the participating Iranian students were more afraid of death and less likely to give care to dying persons than the Swedish participants.
Conclusion: It is suggested that theoretical education should be individualized and culturally sensitive in order to positively influence the students' attitudes, and promote professional development.
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