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Showing 5 results for Death Anxiety
Zahra Mansouri, Mahmoud Azadi, Jafar Talebian Sharif,
Volume 3, Issue 1 (6-2024)
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Background and Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Islamic spiritual dignity therapy on depression and death anxiety of dialysis patients.
Methods: This semi-experimental study used a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all dialysis women in Mashhad city, and 12 subjects (6 in the control group and 6 in the experimental group) were selected as a sample from the Mohaban Dialysis Center in Mashhad by the researcher's call in 2021. In this study, people were replaced by a non-probability (voluntary) sampling method and randomly in two experimental and control groups. During the sessions, one of the people in the experimental group had a stroke and died, and our sample fell. In the pre-test stage, the subjects of both groups responded to Beck's depression questionnaire (1996) and Templer's death anxiety questionnaire (1970). The subjects of the experimental group were subjected to dignity group therapy during six sessions each session for two hours, while the control group did not receive any treatment. At the end of the plan's implementation, both groups answered the mentioned questionnaires again. Finally, the data collected were analyzed by covariance analysis.
Results: Dignity therapy has a positive effect on dialysis patients in reducing the two components of depression and death anxiety (P<0.01). Dignity therapy has established a significant difference between the control and experimental groups.
Conclusion: The results showed that dignity therapy is effective in reducing depression and death anxiety in dialysis patients. Islamic spiritual dignity improves depression and death anxiety of individuals, and this group therapy can be used to promote the reduction of depression and death anxiety.
Vahid Yousofvand, Khatereh Barkhordari, Sajjad Amiri Bonyad, Hiva Azami, Mehrdad Maleki Jamasbi, Behnaz Alafchi, Mohammadreza Ghapanvari,
Volume 3, Issue 1 (6-2024)
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Background and Aim: Leukemia patients are physically and mentally vulnerable. Considering that the spiritual health of these people is directly and indirectly affected in the process of follow-up and treatment of their disease, and they may face death anxiety due to the nature of the disease, the existence of basic research, comprehensive and in accordance with the culture ruling the society, is necessary to investigate the relationship between spiritual health and death anxiety of these patients.
Methods: In this descriptive-cross-sectional correlational research, 219 patients with leukemia in Shahid Beheshti Hospitals and Imam Khomeini Oncology Clinic in Hamedan city were selected by convenience sampling method and examined. Data collection tools were demographic information form, Paloutzian & Ellison's spiritual health questionnaire (1983), and Templer's death anxiety questionnaire (1970). The data were analyzed using SPSS version 25 software.
Results: The results of study showed that 127 (58%) were men and 92 (42%) were women, and the mean age was 46.65 ± 15.45 years. A total of 215 patients (98.2%) had moderate spiritual health and 4 patients (1.8%) had high spiritual health. Also, it was found that there is no significant relationship between spiritual health and death anxiety (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Although the findings of this study showed that there is no significant relationship between death anxiety and the spiritual health of leukemia patients, it is necessary to conduct more and more practical research to find out all aspects of their relationship with each other and the factors that affect them. Also, this study determined that most of these patients have high death anxiety, and it is necessary to investigate its causes and to help reduce this anxiety by taking appropriate measures such as providing psychological counseling to these patients.
Editor-in-Chief,
Volume 3, Issue 1 (6-2024)
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Fatemeh Ghanvi , Masoud Janbozorgi , Mohammad Taghi Tabik ,
Volume 3, Issue 2 (9-2024)
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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.
Masome Sadat Noorbakhsh , Zahra Ahmadnia, Mohsen Pourmohammad , Kourosh Delpasand,
Volume 3, Issue 3 (12-2024)
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Background and Aim: Death anxiety is a significant factor that may exacerbate end-of-life diseases and is a prevalent concern among patients facing terminal illnesses due to the nature of their conditions and the associated high mortality rates. This study aimed to explore the relationship between religious attitudes and death anxiety in patients at the end-of-life.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 80 patients at the end-of-life in 2023. Data were collected using a demographic information questionnaire, Templer’s Death Anxiety Scale, and Golriz and Brahani’s Religious Attitude Questionnaire. The data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 16.
Results: In this study, the mean age of the patients was 62.65±4.12 years, the mean death anxiety score was 81.15±11.32, and the mean religious attitude score was 79.13±9.28. The results of the correlation coefficient test between death anxiety and religious attitude found a significant and negative relationship, with increasing religious attitude, death anxiety decreases (r=-0.321, P<0.01). The results of linear regression analysis of death anxiety based on religious beliefs showed that a one-unit change in the religious beliefs component results in a 0.410 change in death anxiety (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study highlight the critical role of religious attitudes in managing death anxiety among end-of-life patients. By fostering spiritual well-being, healthcare providers can enhance the quality of life for those facing terminal illnesses, ultimately leading to more compassionate and effective care practices.
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