Development of a death education curriculum model for the general public using DACUM method

• Published in: Technology and health care Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 439 - 446
• Main Authors: Kim, Yong-Ha, Ahn, Sang-Yoon, Lee, Chong-Hyung, Lee, Moo-Sik, Kim, Moon-Joon, Arma, Park, Hwang, Hye-Jeong, Song, Hyeon-Dong, Shim, Moon-Sook, Kim, Kwang-Hwan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 18.05.2016
• Subjects: Attitude to Death; Communication; Curriculum; Death; Ethics, Medical; Fear; Grief; Health Education - organization & administration; Humans; Terminal Care - psychology; death education curriculum; DACUM method; development of a death education
• ISSN: 0928-7329; 1878-7401
• DOI: 10.3233/THC-151121

In order to analyze tasks of the death education curriculum for the public, DACUM method was used. A committee for DACUM was gathered and a survey was conducted on professors of health care, humanities and social sciences for an interdisciplinary study. In the survey used to verify the model for death education for the public, a compilation based on difficulty and importance factor shows that the 27 tasks including the psychological changes in terminally ill or suicidal patients, healing of stress, acceptance and understanding of death and suicide prevention were identified as needing to be included in the curriculum. The data thus concluded will have to be reviewed when they are applied to actual education to revise the education program to make it more appropriate.