Integrating life education into the curriculum of health education for nursing students to increase their meaning of life, positive beliefs, and well-being

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International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
7
Article ID: 
9920
6 pages
Research Article

Integrating life education into the curriculum of health education for nursing students to increase their meaning of life, positive beliefs, and well-being

Fu-Ju Tsai, Gwo-Liang, YehYih-Jin Hu, Chie-Chien Tseng and Si-Chi Chen

Abstract: 

The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of a life education intervention on nursing students’ meaning of life, positive beliefs, and well-being for self-directed learning. A pre-experimental design was adopted. 119 3rd-year nursing students completed a life education course and participated in the health education curriculum. Ultimately, 74 nursing students voluntarily participated in the study and filled out the questionnaire on an e-learning platform. A self-report, 19-item questionnaire on the meaning of life (1-6 items), positive beliefs (7-13 items), and well-being (14-19 items) was used to collect the data. Percentages, frequencies, pre-test mean and SD, post-test mean and SD, paired T-test, and P-values were used for the data analysis. Regarding the meaning of life, nursing students showed a mean score on the pre-test of 4.30 and a post-test mean score of 4.62 (P<0.001). Regarding positive beliefs, nursing students had a mean score on the pre-test of 3.97 and a post-test mean score of 4.48 (P<0.001). Regarding well-being, nursing students had a mean score on the pre-test of 4.15 and a post-test mean score of 4.57 (P<0.001). The conclusion of this study was that nursing students had significant improvements in their meaning of life, positive beliefs, and well-being.

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