From: The contribution of a MOOC to community discussions around death and dying
 | Post-MOOC | |||||
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Pre-MOOC | Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Not Sure | Agree | Strongly Agree | Total |
 | n,% | n,% | n, % | n, % | n, % | N, % |
1. Death is a normal part of life | ||||||
 Strongly Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (4.8%) | 10 (4.8%) |
 Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.5%) |
 Not Sure | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (1%) |
 Agree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 14 (6.7%) | 21 (10.1%) | 35 (16.8%) |
 Strongly Agree | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 14 (6.7%) | 145 (69.7%) | 160 (76.9%) |
 n and % of Total | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 28 (13.5%) | 179 (86.1%) | 208 (100%) |
 Positive Differences |  |  |  |  |  | 34 |
 Negative Differences |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |
 Ties |  |  |  |  |  | 159 |
 Wilcoxon-Signed Rank Test Z Statistic b c |  |  |  |  |  | 3.36*** |
2. I am comfortable talking about death/dying | ||||||
 Strongly Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 2 (1%) | 7 (3.4%) | 10 (4.8%) |
 Disagree | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 1 (0.5%) | 4 (1.9%) |
 Not Sure | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 8 (3.8%) | 1 (0.5%) | 11 (5.3%) |
 Agree | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (1%) | 43 (20.7%) | 34 (16.3%) | 81 (38.9%) |
 Strongly Agree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 21 (10.1%) | 80 (38.5%) | 102 (49%) |
 n and % of Total | 0 (0%) | 3 (1.4%) | 6 (2.9%) | 76 (36.5%) | 123 (59.1%) | 208 (100%) |
 Positive Differences |  |  |  |  |  | 56 |
 Negative Differences |  |  |  |  |  | 26 |
 Ties |  |  |  |  |  | 126 |
 Wilcoxon-Signed Rank Test Z Statistic b c |  |  |  |  |  | 3.63*** |
3. Most people do NOT feel comfortable talking about death/dying | ||||||
 Strongly Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.5%) |
 Disagree | 0 (0%) | 3 (1.4%) | 2 (1%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (2.9%) |
 Not Sure | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 7 (3.4%) | 10 (4.8%) | 0 (0%) | 19 (9.1%) |
 Agree | 0 (0%) | 10 (4.8%) | 8 (3.8%) | 106 (51%) | 26 (12.5%) | 150 (72.1%) |
 Strongly Agree | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (5.3%) | 20 (9.6%) | 32 (15.4%) |
 n and % of Total | 1 (0.5%) | 15 (7.2%) | 17 (8.2%) | 128 (61.5%) | 47 (22.6%) | 208 (100%) |
 Positive Differences |  |  |  |  |  | 40 |
 Negative Differences |  |  |  |  |  | 32 |
 Ties |  |  |  |  |  | 136 |
 Wilcoxon-Signed Rank Test Z Statistic b c |  |  |  |  |  | −0.34ns |
4. Death/dying is presented as a normal part of life in the mainstream media | ||||||
 Strongly Disagree | 9 (4.3%) | 6 (2.9%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 16 (7.7%) |
 Disagree | 13 (6.3%) | 85 (40.9%) | 9 (4.3%) | 11 (5.3%) | 2 (1.0%) | 120 (57.7%) |
 Not Sure | 0 (0%) | 21 (10.1%) | 13 (6.3%) | 5 (2.4%) | 2 (1.0%) | 41 (19.7%) |
 Agree | 1 (0.5%) | 4 (1.9%) | 9 (4.3%) | 10 (4.8%) | 5 (2.4%) | 29 (13.9%) |
 Strongly Agree | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.0%) |
 n and % of Total | 23 (11.1%) | 117 (56.3%) | 32 (15.4%) | 27 (13%) | 9 (4.3%) | 208 (100%) |
 Positive Differences |  |  |  |  |  | 41 |
 Negative Differences |  |  |  |  |  | 50 |
 Ties |  |  |  |  |  | 117 |
 Wilcoxon-Signed Rank Test Z Statisticb c |  |  |  |  |  | 0.25 ns |
5. Social media provides different perspectives to mainstream media on death/dying | ||||||
 Strongly Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
 Disagree | 1 (0.6%) | 3 (1.7%) | 3 (1.7%) | 8 (4.5%) | 2 (1.1%) | 17 (9.5%) |
 Not Sure | 1 (0.6%) | 4 (2.2%) | 28 (15.6%) | 43 (24.0%) | 3 (1.7%) | 79 (44.1%) |
 Agree | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.1%) | 10 (5.6%) | 55 (30.7%) | 9 (5.0%) | 76 (42.5%) |
 Strongly Agree | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.1%) | 4 (2.2%) | 7 (3.9%) |
 n and % of Total | 2 (1.1%) | 10 (5.6%) | 41 (22.9%) | 108 (60.3%) | 18 (10.1%) | 179 (100%) |
 Positive Differences |  |  |  |  |  | 68 |
 Negative Differences |  |  |  |  |  | 21 |
 Ties |  |  |  |  |  | 90 |
 Wilcoxon-Signed Rank Test Z Statisticb c |  |  |  |  |  | 4.63*** |