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The Relationship between Spiritual Health and Death Anxiety in Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability in Borujerd During the 2024–2025 Academic Year: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Ghazal Sheikholmoloki   , Simin Hojjatoleslami * |
| Department of Nursing, Ha.C., Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran , Simin.Hojjatoleslami@iau.ac.ir |
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Background and Aim: The psychological stress of caring for a child with intellectual disability may predispose mothers to death anxiety, and spiritual health, as an important dimension of health, is related to this phenomenon; Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between the dimensions of spiritual health, including the religious and existential dimensions, and death anxiety among mothers of children with Intellectual disabilities.
Methods: This study was a cross-sectional, descriptive–correlational research. The statistical population included all mothers of children with Intellectual disabilities in Borujerd whose children were studying in special education schools and rehabilitation centers during the 2023–2024 academic year, 102 mothers were selected through convenience sampling. Data collection tools included the Templer Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) and the Spiritual health Scale (SWBS) by Paloutzian and Ellison. Data normality was examined by Shapiro-Wilk test and confirmed prior to inferential analyses, and the data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple regression analyses in SPSS version 27.
Results: The mean and standard deviation of death anxiety were 7.44±2.80, the religious dimension 18.01±6.91, and the existential dimension 27.59 ± 8.29. Correlation analysis showed a significant negative relationship between death anxiety and the religious (r=-0.31, P=0.002) and existential (r=-0.31, P=0.001) dimensions. Regression analysis also showed that the religious (β=-0.244, P=0.012) and existential (β=-0.25, P=0.009) dimensions significantly predicted death anxiety.
Conclusion: The results indicate that the religious and existential dimensions play an important role in reducing death anxiety among mothers; therefore, supportive programs should consider spiritual health as a complementary strategy to reduce existential anxiety. |
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| Keywords: Anxiety, Death, Health, Intellectual Disability, Child |
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Type of Study: Original Research |
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Spiritual Health
Received: 2025/12/19 | Accepted: 2026/03/2 | Published: 2026/03/20
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