This study examined the effects of viewing 10 episodes of the television series Six Feet Under to assess whether such programming could influence college students' attitudes about death and dying. Students were administered the Death Attitude Profile--Revised, the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale, and the short version of the Threat Index, prior to and after viewing. Significant changes wer...

In a survey of Chinese attitudes toward near-death experiences (NDEs), 197 respondents were read a hypothetical description of an NDE and asked to choose from a range of explanations and social reactions that might approximate their own. Fifty-eight percent of respondents believed that NDEs were probably hallucinations or dreams. Less than nine percent believed the NDE was evidence of life afte...

The problem of death penalty is complex by definition, entailing on one hand moral considerations, as well as commitment to the universal value of the sanctity of human life, and on the other hand some down-to-earth practical considerations. By the end of 2002, 76 states abolished capital punishment altogether. Fifteen other states allow death sentence only at wartime. Bearing in mind this over...

BACKGROUND The few existing studies on herpes labialis among health care workers have been predominantly among non-dental health care workers. The purpose of this study was to determine Nigerian dental health care providers' knowledge of, attitudes toward, preventive behaviors for, and refusal to treat patients with herpes labialis. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted among final...

BACKGROUND Besides personal and professional experiences, long term care providers' own attitudes toward death may affect the care given to dying residents. OBJECTIVES To assess beliefs, values, and attitudes toward death, dying, palliative, and interdisciplinary care in long term care workers and identify any differences between different job categories and places of work. DESIGN Descripti...

Background: The present study was carried out aimed to examine the relationship between workplace spirituality and job satisfaction. It also aimed to determine the intermediary role of attitude toward death among emergency department staff in Shiraz city. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive and correlation study, the statistical population included 90 staff of the Shiraz Emergency depar...