Table 2 Comparison of nurse’s knowledge before and after education based on the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium

Nursing Care

Control

2.05 ± 1.41

2.00 ± 1.18

0.324

 < 0.001

Intervention

2.31 ± 1.24

4.00 ± 0.81

 < 0.001

P^c

0.397

 < 0.001

-

Pain management and control

Control

1.92 ± 1.26

2.06 ± 1.35

0.881

 < 0.001

Intervention

2.00 ± 1.12

3.94 ± 1.01

 < 0.001

P^c

0.777

 < 0.001

-

Management of disease symptoms

Control

2.65 ± 1.13

2.75 ± 1.02

0.721

 < 0.001

Intervention

2.11 ± 1.21

3.67 ± 1.43

 < 0.001

P^c

0.057

0.003

-

Ethical/legal issues

Control

2.36 ± 1.02

2.22 ± 1.11

0.585

0.001

Intervention

1.87 ± 1.06

3.10 ± 1.38

 < 0.001

P^c

0.045

0.004

-

Culture

Control

2.70 ± 1.02

2.85 ± 1.32

0.839

 < 0.001

Intervention

2.26 ± 1.45

4.97 ± 1.03

 < 0.001

P^c

0.133

 < 0.001

-

Communication with the patient and his/her family

Control

2.68 ± 1.30

2.94 ± 1.11

0.130

 < 0.001

Intervention

2.22 ± 1.31

4.37 ± 1.01

 < 0.001

P^c

0.132

 < 0.001

-

Grief and loss

Control

2.71 ± 1.10

2.80 ± 1.28

 > 0.99

 < 0.001

Intervention

2.55 ± 1.41

5.09 ± 1.46

 < 0.001

P^c

0.586

 < 0.001

-

Death

Control

2.05 ± 1.28

2.47 ± 1.16

0.070

 < 0.001

Intervention

1.37 ± 0.94

3.94 ± 0.88

 < 0.001

P^c

0.009

 < 0.001

-

Patient’s quality of life

Control

3.08 ± 1.19

3.17 ± 1.15

0.484

 < 0.001

Intervention

2.30 ± 1.20

4.26 ± 0.99

 < 0.001

P^c

0.005

 < 0.001

-

Total knowledge

Control

22.24 ± 4.98

24.28 ± 3.67

0.130

 < 0.001

Intervention

19.10 ± 3.91

36.69 ± 6.55

 < 0.001

P^c

0.012

 < 0.001

-