Undercover fear of elderly people in nursing homes: Death anxiety and depression

Bektaş, Hicran; Körükçü, Öznur; Kabukçuoğlu, Kamile

doi:10.14687/jhs.v14i1.4268

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“…Similarly to our finding, other research has generally shown that death anxiety decreases as age increases. 10,12,28 However, conflicting with our results, Sridevi and Swathi showed that there was no significant relationship between age and death depression. 9 Cultural variations in conceptualizations of death can explain death anxiety experienced in different ages.…”

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“…25 Using the Geriatric Depression Scale, for example, it has been shown that depression levels were higher among people older than 80 years. 12 However, our research showed that it was individuals aged 58-70 years who were more likely to experience death depression. This result explains the 3 rd question of the research.…”

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“…Death anxiety has been shown to be a common mood among the elderly. 12 The moderate level of anxiety and depression regarding death among individuals in our cohort was noteworthy. This result explains the 1 st question of the research.…”

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“…11 In the literature, studies have shown that levels of death anxiety and depression are moderate in the elderly, but that some 60% experience death depression. 9,[12][13][14] There are numerous causes of death anxiety and depression in the elderly. 9,15 Feelings of loneliness increase with the death of spouses, friends and loved ones.…”

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“…1 Even though several national and international studies have been conducted for examining death anxiety and depression, few have examined the role of adaptation difficulty. [5][6][7][8][9]12,[15][16][17][18] The aim of elderly care should be to meet the physical, social, psychological and spiritual needs of the individuals, and to improve their quality of life. Despite the growing population of the elderly, their psychological and spiritual needs cannot be met adequately.…”

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The Relation of Adaptation Difficulty to Death Anxiety and Depression Among Individuals Living in a Nursing Home

Pınar¹,

Demirel²

2020

Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci

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ging is an irreversible process, and it is anticipated that the elderly population will increase as part of the total population in the future. Indeed, while the elderly population constituted 6.9% of the total population in 2000, they are expected to constitute 19.3% by 2050. 1 In Turkey, the ORİJİNAL ARAŞTIRMA ABS TRACT Objective: This study aims to investigate the relation of adaptation difficulty to death anxiety and depression among individuals living in a nursing home. Material and Methods: The study was conducted with 62 individuals living in a nursing home. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Assessment Scale of Adaptation Difficulty for the Elderly (There were four sub dimensions of interest: role and self-actualisation, interdependence, physiological status, and self-concept), the Death Anxiety Scale, and the Death Depression Scale. Results: The mean Assessment Scale of Adaptation Difficulty for the Elderly, the Death Anxiety Scale and the Death Depression Scale scores were 0.83±0.41, 8.61±2.97 and 9.45±4.25, respectively. There was a weak negative correlation between physiological states and the self-concept scores of the Death Anxiety Scale and the Assessment Scale of Adaptation Difficulty for the Elderly subscales. There were statistically significant differences between the Death Anxiety Scale total scores by gender and educational status, between the Death Anxiety Scale total scores by age, and between the Assessment Scale of Adaptation Difficulty for the Elderly total scores based on gender, educational status, perception of health condition, and ability to perform daily activities (p<0.05). Conclusion: Adaptation in terms of role and self-actualisation were generally negative, while death anxiety and depression were moderate. Death anxiety was most associated with physiological states and self-concepts. Specifically, death anxiety was therefore higher in males and people educated up to high-school and above levels, whereas death depression was higher in those aged from 58 to 70 years.

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Relationships of social support and attitudes towards death: A mediator role of depression in older patients on haemodialysis

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The incidence and prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Taiwan ranks first in the world (Wang et al., 2018). The severity of the problem can be reflected in particularly high kidney dialysis population which is 1.6-1.8 times that of Japan and Korea, and the highest proportions of ESRD expenditure with respect to their national health insurance systems (Ismail et al., 2019; US Renal Data System, USRDS, 2017). In addition, according to the prediction by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (Perkovic et al., 2016), by 2040, 642 million people will be diagnosed patients of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and 40% among them will be diabetic patients, including patients with ESRD. Therefore, the functional health maintenance and post-illness treatment of kidney function as well as end-of-life care have become an important global health issue.In the past, research on ESRD mainly explored the long-term symptoms of haemodialysis and the impact of the disease process on daily life, such as the issues of gradual ageing of dialysis patients, degradation of their physical function, role change and decreased self-care ability (Chen & Fang, 2012). However, most of these studies focused on physiological symptoms, such as fatigue (Bai et al., 2015) and sleep disorders (Khan et al., 2019). Despite the rise of hospice palliative care in recent years, the end-of-life care of this group should also be given due attention (Chen et al., 2011;Yang et al., 2012). However, the existing research lacks the discussion of the attitudes of haemodialysis patients towards death because of

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Fears of Death and Their Relationship to Mental Health

Zuccala

Menzies

2022

Existential Concerns and Cognitive-Behavioral Procedures

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Undercover fear of elderly people in nursing homes: Death anxiety and depression

Cited by 13 publications

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The Relation of Adaptation Difficulty to Death Anxiety and Depression Among Individuals Living in a Nursing Home

The Relation of Adaptation Difficulty to Death Anxiety and Depression Among Individuals Living in a Nursing Home

Relationships of social support and attitudes towards death: A mediator role of depression in older patients on haemodialysis

Fears of Death and Their Relationship to Mental Health

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