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Effects of Well-dying Program on the Death Anxiety, Perception of Good Death, and Readiness for Death - Comparison of Aged and College students

웰다잉(well-dying) 프로그램이 죽음불안, 좋은 죽음에 대한 인식, 죽음준비도에 미치는 효과 -노인과 대학생의 비교

  • Received : 2019.04.10
  • Accepted : 2019.08.02
  • Published : 2019.08.31

Abstract

This study, two-group pretest-posttest design was to provide the well-dying program for aged and college students and to determine the effects on death anxiety, perception of good death, and readiness for death. The subjects were 14 aged and 9 college students by providing a 12 hour well-dying program, verified its effectiveness. Data collection was from October 1 to December 31, 2018 and were analyzed using IBM SPSS 24.0. To verify the normality of the research variable in two groups, Shapiro-Wilk was used. Tested by Fisher's exact probability test, independent sample t-test, and Mann-Whitney test to verify the homogeneity of general characteristics of the subjects. Repeated Measure ANOVA, Friedman test to verify the continuity of the program effects on two group respectively. Results, death anxiety and perception of good death among the aged and college students showed no significant interaction between time and group, but there was a significant difference according to time((p<.030). Readiness for death was significant interaction between time and group((p=.030), a significant difference between the groups(p=.003). The well-dying program of this study is helps raise the death anxiety and perception of good death of the subject, especially the program which helps the readiness for death of the aged.

본 연구는 대학생과 노인을 대상으로 웰다잉(Well-dying) 프로그램을 적용하여 죽음불안, 좋은 죽음에 대한 인식, 죽음준비도에 미치는 효과를 파악하기 위한 두집단 사전 사후 설계연구이다. 연구는 G도, C시 C대학교 대학생 9명과 노인 14명을 대상으로 웰다잉(Well-dying) 프로그램을 12시간 제공하고 그 효과를 검증하였다. 자료 수집 기간은 2018년 10월 1일부터 12월 31일까지였다. 자료분석은 IBM SPSS 24.0을 이용하여 자료를 분석하였으며, 변수들의 정규성 검증은 Shapiro-Wilk 검증을 실시하였다. 동질성은 실수와 백분율 및 Fisher's exact probability test와 Independent t-test, Mann-Whitney test를 사용하였다. 두집단의 프로그램 효과 검정을 위해 Repeated Measure ANOVA, Friedman test를 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 노인군과 대학생군의 죽음불안, 좋은 죽음인식은 시점과 그룹간의 교호작용이 없었으나, 시점에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<.030). 죽음준비도는 시점과 그룹간의 교호작용이 있었고(p=.030), 그룹간 유의한 차이가 있었다((p=.003). 본 연구의 웰다잉 프로그램은 대상자의 죽음불안과 좋은 죽음에 대한 인식 상승에 도움을 주는 프로그램이며, 특히 노인의 죽음준비에 도움이 되는 프로그램으로 나타났다.

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