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The experience of death anxiety in Iranian war veterans: a phenomenology study
Hamid Sharif Nia1, Abbas Ebadi, Rebecca H Lehto
1a Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.
Abstract:
Recognition of death anxiety experienced by patients who have survived violence and threats to life during war is of strong importance in delivery of best care for veterans experiencing health stressors. The aim of the study was to explore the death anxiety experience of veterans from the Iran-Iraq war. Using a phenomenological approach, 11 war veterans were interviewed related to death anxiety experiences. Four major themes included afterlife fears; alienated farewell; ambiguous separation; and physical dissolution. Patients who have been exposed to death trauma in the battlefield may carry added burden from unique cognitions and fears related to personal death.
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