An interventional study of Death and Spiritual Care Education and Control in Death, Spiritual Care and Spiritual Care Education, sponsored by Cukurova University. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-29.
Sponsored by Cukurova University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
This study will be conducted using a randomized experimental design with a pre-test/post-test control group to determine the effectiveness of a curriculum on "Death and Spiritual Care in the Elderly"-developed for students in the Elderly Care Program and based on Jean Watson's Human Caring Model-on the students' death anxiety and spiritual care competencies.
The approaches of elderly care students-who will become active members of the care team-toward the dimensions of death and spiritual care are of great importance. Developing positive attitudes toward these concepts will directly enhance the quality of healthcare services provided to elderly individuals.
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This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 163 across 210 interventional studies indexed under Death.
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Be an actively enrolled second-year student in the Elderly Care Program. Be a volunteer. Maintain at least 80% attendance in the training sessions. Possess the ability to read, comprehend, and write in Turkish.
Exclusion Criteria:
Having previously received training on death anxiety or spiritual care. Experiencing the loss of an immediate family member (parent, sibling, etc.) within the last 6 months.
Receiving medication or therapy for a psychiatric diagnosis. Submitting an incomplete or blank questionnaire. Failing to maintain at least 80% attendance in the training sessions.
Death and Spiritual Care in the Elderly group
Behavioral: Death and Spiritual Care Education
"Home Accidents and First Aid Among the Elderly" group
Other: Control
A 7-week curriculum on "Death and Spiritual Care in the Elderly" will be implemented.
A 7-week curriculum on "Home Accidents Among the Elderly and First Aid" will be implemented.
Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale
Developed by McSherry et al. (2002), this scale assesses individuals' perceptions of the concepts of spirituality and spiritual care. Its Turkish adaptation was conducted by Ergül and Temel Bayık (2007). The scale consists of 15 items in total, with the last four items being reverse-scored. It comprises three subdimensions and utilizes a five-point Likert-type format (1 = strongly agree → 5 = strongly disagree).
Time frame: up to 12 months
Attitude Scale Toward Death and the Terminally
Developed by Kavas and Öztuna (2011), this scale consists of 23 items and uses a 4-point Likert-type format (1 = strongly agree → 4 = strongly disagree). Its subdimensions are: communication with terminally ill patients and their families, delegating care responsibilities, avoidance of death and terminally ill patients, and perceived self-efficacy. A higher score on the scale is interpreted as an increase in an "avoidant attitude" toward death and terminally ill patients.
Time frame: up to 12 months
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