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The effect of death anxiety in nurses on their approach to dying patients: A cross-sectional study
Adalet Üstükuş1, Zehra Eskimez2
1Psychiatry Deparment, Medical Faculty Balcalı Research and Practice Hospital, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
Purpose:
This study was conducted to determine death anxiety levels in nurses and to examine its effect on their approach to dying patients.
Design And Methods:
The study was conducted with 240 nurses. Study data were collected by Personal Information Form, Thorson-Powell Death Anxiety Scale, and Approach to Death and Dying Patients Attitude Scale.
Findings:
According to the total scores of the nurses included in the study, it was determined that they experienced mild death anxiety and exhibited a moderate attitude of avoidance towards death and dying patients.
Conclusion:
This study showed that as the death anxiety of nurses increased, their avoidance attitudes towards dying patients decreased.
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