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Cho and Kim: Changes of Recognition to Death Before and After Observation on the Cadaver Dissection to Paramedical Students
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Korean J Phys Anthropol 2018;31(4):159-165.

Published online: 20 April 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11637/kjpa.2018.31.4.159

Changes of Recognition to Death Before and After Observation on the Cadaver Dissection to Paramedical Students

Keun-Ja Cho1, Sooil Kim2,

1Department of Emergency Medical Service, Kongju National University

2Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University

Correspondence to: Sooil Kim (Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University) E-mail: sikim@cnu.ac.kr

Received 3 September 2018       Revised 21 September 2018       Accepted 5 October 2018

Copyright © 2018 Korean Association of Physical Anthropologists

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify changes of recognition to death before and after observation on the cadaver dissection to paramedical students. This study was done on 472 freshmen using questionnaire survey. Recognition to death questionnaire was consisted of 36 items. Data were collected before and after observation on the cadaver dissection with agreement of subjects. The data were analyzed using SPSS win 24.0. This study showed that recognition to death was significantly increased after observation on the cadaver dissection (3.19 points) than before observation on the cadaver dissection (3.06 points) (p = .000). Especially, anxiety on death was significantly increased (p = .000), and interest in death was significantly increased, too (p = .000). The results of this study suggest that we need positively to encourage observation on the cadaver dissection for paramedical students with providing program to decrease anxiety on death because of not only improving anatomy knowledge but also increasing recognition to death.

Keywords: Cadaver, Observation of dissection, Death, Recognition

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Table 1.
General characteristics of subjects (N = 472)
Characteristics Division N %
Sex Male 85 18.0
Female 387 82.0
Religion Yes 193 41.0
No 278 59.0
  Very passive 19 9.8
Activity to religion Passive 77 39.9
Active 77 39.9
  Very active 20 10.4
  Poor 25 5.3
Health status Moderate 195 41.4
  Good 251 53.3
Existence of patient among Yes 112 23.8
immediate family No 359 76.2
Existence of the dead among Yes 217 46.0
immediate family No 255 54.0
Whether subject have seen Yes 134 28.4
the dead No 338 71.6
Table 2.
Recognition to death according to general characteristics before participation in cadaver dissection
Characteristics Division Score of recognition to death t/F p
Mean SD
Sex Male 3.05 0.35    
Female 3.06 0.33 – .335 .738
Religion Yes 3.09 0.33 1.822 .069
No 3.03 0.32    
Activity to religion Very passive 3.03 0.36    
Passive 3.04 0.27    
Active 3.13 0.33 1.601 .197
Very active 3.20 0.45    
Health status Poor 3.04 0.31    
Moderate 3.04 0.31 0.692 .501
  Good 3.08 0.35    
Existence of patient among Yes 3.12 0.32 2.412 .016
immediate family No 3.04 0.33    
Existence of the dead among Yes 3.07 0.32 0.748 .455
immediate family No 3.05 0.34    
Whether subject have seen Yes 3.11 0.33    
the dead No 3.04 0.32 2.321 .021
Table 3.
Recognition to death according to general characteristics after participation in cadaver dissection
Characteristics Division Score of recognition to death t/F p
Mean SD
Sex Male 3.16 0.32 nbsp nbsp
Female 3.20 0.31 – 0.909 .364
Religion Yes 3.21 0.33 0.819 .413
No 3.18 0.30
Activity to religion Very passive 3.25 0.33 nbsp nbsp
Passive 3.16 0.29 1.244 .295
Active 3.24 0.32
Very active 3.26 0.42 nbsp nbsp
Health status Poor 3.12 0.33 nbsp nbsp
Moderate 3.16 0.30 3.358 .036
nbsp Good 3.23 0.32 nbsp nbsp
Existence of patient among Yes 3.26 0.30 2.574 .010
immediate family No 3.17 0.32
Existence of the dead among Yes 3.19 0.32 – 0.296 .767
immediate family No 3.20 0.31
Whether subject have seen Yes 3.25 0.33 2.556 .011
the dead No 3.17 0.30
Table 4.
Changes of recognition to death before and after participation in cadaver dissection
Changes of reco Category ognition to death before an Timing nd after participation in Mean cadaver dissection SD t p
Positive perception Before 3.32 0.53 – 1.334 .183
After 3.34 0.51
Negative perception Before 3.34 0.52 – 0.189 .850
After 3.34 0.51
Anxiety on death Before 2.96 0.83 8.912 .000∗∗∗
After 2.72 0.83
Interest in death Before 2.93 0.82 – 11.451 .000∗∗∗
After 3.19 0.84
Life respect will Before 3.34 0.66 – 0.981 .327
After 3.36 0.66
Total Before 3.06 0.33 – 13.651 .000∗∗∗
After 3.19 0.31 – 13.651
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