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Comparing the Effectiveness of Spiritual Interventions and Spiritual Care in the Treatment of Death Anxiety: A Meta-analysis Study
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Fatemeh Ghanvi *  , Masoud Janbozorgi , Mohammad Taghi Tabik |
| Department of Psychology, Research Institute of Hawzah and University, Qom, Iran , f.ghanavi@rihu.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (512 Views) |
Background and Aim: Death is an important and undeniable reality in human life, and it has affected various aspects of life and mental health, and in some people, it is the main source of anxiety in their lives. To treat this anxiety, various treatment methods, including intervention and spiritual care, have attracted the attention of researchers. The present study was conducted to investigate and compare the effectiveness of spiritual interventions and spiritual care on the treatment of death anxiety in different studies.
Methods: This research, using the meta-analysis research model and using internal databases (SID, Civilka, Noor Mags, Magiran databases) and external databases (PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect Google Scholar), 16 studies out of 512 The cases that investigated the effectiveness of spiritual interventions and spiritual care on death anxiety between 2017 and 2023 and met the criteria for entering the study have been collected and analyzed. The tools used in this research are content analysis checklist and comprehensive software. The meta-analysis was 2CAM.
Results: Although spiritual intervention and spiritual care have shown their effectiveness as two methods of controlling death anxiety in the conducted researches, spiritual interventions have been more effective than spiritual care to control this type of anxiety. The effect size of spiritual interventions (P=0.0001 and 0.723) is significant and the effect size of spiritual care (P=0.066 and 0.618) is insignificant. The results of this meta-analysis showed that although a significant share of the heterogeneity in the effect size is related to the type of intervention, the remaining heterogeneity in the effect size is probably related to other variables (such as age, gender, severity, and type of disease). This issue requires studies with a more accurate level in this field.
Conclusion: Spirituality, with the mechanism of connecting humans to a superior force and giving meaning to life, is known as an essential and effective factor in solving psychological problems, including death anxiety. Interventions and spiritual care, especially when they are appropriate to the society's culture, are useful for curbing death anxiety, and their application, especially spiritual interventions in mental health centers, increases individual efficiency. |
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| Keywords: Meta-analysis, Death Anxiety, Spiritual Interventions, Spiritual Care |
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Received: 2024/05/5 | Accepted: 2024/09/16 | Published: 2024/09/20
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