Table 3.

Comparison of means between the Swedish and Iranian nursing students, analyzed with T-test, for some selected indicators of the FATCOD scale

Questions	Swedish nursing students (T-test scores)	Iranian nursing students (T-test scores)	P-value
Negative attitude toward caring for dying people and their families	2.1	2.93	0.012
I would be uncomfortable talking about impending death with the dying persons	2.78	3.5	0.003
It is difficult to form a close relationship with the family of a dying person	2.24	3.24	0.004
I would not want to be assigned to care for a dying person	1.84	2.73	0.001
The length of time required to give nursing care to a dying person would frustrate me	2.26	3.14	0.000
The nurse should not be the one to talk about death with the dying person.	1.6	2.07	0.02
Positive attitude to caring for dying people	4.1	4.14	0.134
Nurses should permit dying people to have flexible visiting schedules	4.57	4.38	0.075
The dying person and his or her family should be the decision-makers	4.3	4.24	0.175
Dying people should be given honest answers about their conditions	3.97	3.77	0.125