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This descriptive study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitudes towards advance directives and the perception of hospice care among health-related university students.A survey was conducted with 165 students from four universities in P Metropolitan City and Gyeongsangnam-do.Data were analyzed using independent t-tests, χ²-tests, and Cronbach's α coefficient for reliability.The study found that the highest correct response rate (96.4%) for knowledge about advance directives was for the statement, 'Patients have the right to accept or refuse treatment.'The overall average score for attitudes towards advance a directive was 46.87±0.27,with the highest average score (3.40±0.63)for the item 'I am not sick enough to make an advance directive.'The overall average score for the perception of hospice was 31.23±0.72,with the highest average score (3.62±0.51)for 'Hospice nursing supports individuals in the final stages of illness to live as comfortably as possible, thereby enhancing the quality of life.' Significant differences were found between graduating and non-graduating students in the perception of hospice and knowledge and attitudes towards advance directives.These results highlight the need to develop educational programs to enhance positive changes in knowledge and attitudes towards advance directives and perception of hospice care among health-related university students as medical education, including hospice nursing, expands.
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