Psychological and Spiritual Factors Associated with Death Anxiety of Elderly People Living at Home / 정신간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
;
: 96-105, 2010.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-132820
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The study was done to investigate psychological spiritual factors related to death anxiety of elderly living at home.METHODS:
A descriptive correlation study was conducted. The participants were 494 living at home elderly people conveniently selected in Seoul and Kyunggi province. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, correlation and stepwise multiple regression were used for data analysis.RESULTS:
The death anxiety positively correlated with depression and negatively with self-integrity, readiness of death, belief in life after death, and spiritual well-being. The factors influencing death anxiety were self-integrity, readiness of death, depression, and belief in life after death. Those four variables explained 21.6% of death anxiety.CONCLUSION:
It is expected to serve as a useful tool for nurses who serve elderly people in the clinical field and local community to help get a better understanding of death, and it is expected to lay a theoretical foundation for the development of strategies geared toward alleviating death anxiety.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Statistics as Topic
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Depression
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Seoul
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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