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Showing 4 results for Death Anxiety
Faezeh Soltani, Seyed Fakhraldin Hosseini, Mansoor Arab,
Volume 5, Issue 2 (9-2016)
Abstract
Abstract
Aim.
This
study aimed to determine the relationship of spiritual experiences with the
life expectancy and death anxiety in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass
grafting (CABG).
Background.
The
patients undergoing CABG experience a critical situation that requires taking
into account such factors as life expectancy, spiritual experience, and death
anxiety. During taking care of these patients, nurses must consider these
experiences and their relationship.
Method.
In this descriptive-analytic study, 150 patients undergoing coronary artery
bypass surgery in hospitals located in Kerman city, Iran, were recruited within
an 8 months period in 2015. Data were collected using a questionnaire including
demographic data, Templer Death Anxiety Scale, Adult Hope Scale and the Scale
of Daily Spiritual Experiences (DSES). Data were analyzed in SPSS version 20
using Pearson correlation test, Independent T-test, ANOVA and multiple linear
regression.
Findings.
There
was a statistically significant negative correlation of daily spiritual
experiences with death anxiety (p=0.004) and death anxiety with life expectancy
(p≤0.0001). There was also a statistically significant positive correlation
between spiritual experiences and life expectancy (p≤0.0001). Multiple linear
regression analysis showed that age and life expectancy predicted 61 percent of
changes related to spiritual experiences.
Conclusion. The
findings suggest that paying attention to spiritual experiences of patients may
increase life expectancy and reduce the death anxiety. It is suggested to
include supporting, facilitating and attending to the spiritual needs of
patients in nursing care plans for these patients.
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Samira Rezvanirad, Ali Shaker Dioulagh,
Volume 7, Issue 2 (9-2018)
Abstract
Abstract
Aim. This study was conducted to compare self-efficacy, life expectancy and death anxiety in people with and without heart disease.
Background. Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of mortality in many countries including Iran. This chronic disease may affects self-efficacy, life expectancy and death anxiety.
Method. The present study was a comparative study in which 75 people with heart admitted to Seyyed Al-Shohada hospitals, Urmia, Iran were compared with 75 individuals without heart disease in terms of self-efficacy, life expectancy and death anxiety. To collect the data, the Snyder Life Expectancy Questionnaire, General Sherer's Manual, and Thompson's Death Fear was used. Data were analyzed in SPSS software using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings. This study showed a statistically significant difference between people with and without heart disease in self-efficacy (51.36±9.11 against 66.30±10/60) (P≤0.0001) and life expectancy (39.66±8.78 against 46.12±6.87) (P≤0.0001). No statistical significant difference was found between the groups in terms of death anxiety.
Conclusion. It is recommended to take actions for improving self-efficacy and life expectancy in people with heart disease.
Shahrzad Baratpour, Zahra Dasht Bozorgi,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (3-2020)
Abstract
Abstract
Aim. This study aimed to examine the effect of well-being therapy on hope, distress tolerance and death anxiety in people with cardiovascular disease after getting a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Background. Cardiovascular patients rescued from COVID-19 face go through many psychological health issues regarding hope, distress tolerance and death anxiety. Well-being therapy has been known as one of the methods based on positive psychological approach that may have a positive effect on psychological health of these patients.
Method. This study was a semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population was cardiovascular patients rescued from COVID-19 living in Ahvaz city, Iran, in year 2020, from which 40 people were recruited by convenience sampling method and randomly allocated two experimental and control group. The experimental group received well-being therapy for 10 sessions of 90 minutes duration (two sessions per week) and the control group was placed on the waiting list for training. Research tools were the hope scale, distress tolerance questionnaire and death anxiety scale. Data were analyzed in SPSS-19 using Chi-square test, independent t-test and multivariate analysis of covariance.
Findings. The groups did not differ significantly in terms of gender, marital status, age, education and duration of illness. Also, before intervention, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of mean scores of hope, distress tolerance and death anxiety. After intervention, statistically significant difference was found between experimental and control group in the mean scores of all three dependent variables, meaning that well-being therapy improved hope (F=114.497, P≤0.0001) and distress tolerance (F=165.032, P≤0.0001), and decreased death anxiety (F=101.408, P≤0.0001) in people with cardiovascular disease after getting a COVID-19.
Conclusion. Regarding the effect of well-being therapy on improving hope and distress tolerance and decreasing death anxiety people with cardiovascular disease after getting a COVID-19, it is recommended that therapists and health professionals apply well-being therapy to improve hope and distress tolerance and decrease death anxiety in people with cardiovascular disease after getting a COVID-19.
Aziz Behnammoghadam, Armin Mahmoodi, Alireza Maredpour, Fatemeh Zadeh Bagheri, Naeem Abdi,
Volume 11, Issue 1 (3-2022)
Abstract
Abstract
Aim. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of desensitization with eye movements and reprocessing on death anxiety in patients with myocardial infarction.
Background. Patients with myocardial infarction experience death anxiety and cognitive deficits, which delay return to work, reduce quality of life, and increase the risk of mortality.
Method. This randomized clinical trial study was conducted to investigate the effect of desensitization with eye movements and reprocessing on death anxiety in patients with myocardial infarction in 2021. A total of 60 patients were selected from medical centers of Yasuj city, Iran, by convenience sampling and randomly divided into intervention and control group based on blocking randomization. To collect the data, personal information questionnaire and Templer's death anxiety questionnaire were used. A pre-test was conducted for both groups, then six treatment sessions with EMDR method were implemented for the experimental group, and at the end, a post-test was conducted for both groups. The control group did not receive any intervention. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS version 18 software.
Findings. After adjusting the post-test scores by removing the pre-test effect, the intervention had a statistically significant effect on death anxiety (F=214.11, P≤0.0001, Partial η2=0.796). Also, to analyze the components of death anxiety, the results of the independent t-test showed that the mean pre-test-post-test difference scores of the variables, fear of death (P≤0.0001), fear of illness (P≤0.0001), thoughts related to death (P<0.05), and short life (P≤0.0001) in experimental group was significantly higher than the control group, and control group had no statistically significant difference in this regard.
Conclusion. The method of desensitization with eye movements and reprocessing can be used as a standard and effective treatment method in treating or reducing death anxiety in patients with myocardial infarction.
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