Nozari Masoumeh, Dousti Yarali
Dept. of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran.
Iran J Cancer Prev. 2013 Spring;6(2):95-100.
A person's beliefs can influence the progression of his/her disease;and battling an illness can trigger severe anxiety about death. This study aims to compare the attitude toward death between healthy people and those suffering from diabetes and cancer.
In a cross-sectional study, 300 individuals were selected by convenient sampling method. Three groups were matched by gender, age, education, and monthly income. Information was collected through a Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAPR) questionnaire and Analyzed Via Covariance (ANCOVA).
The results indicated no difference in death attitude among the three groups (f=2.705, p<0.05). All the three groups displayed a higher mean in neutral and approach acceptance.
In this study, it was found that disease did not seem to change death attitudes; rather the patients' current attitude had been shaped by previous stages of their sickness.
一个人的信念会影响其疾病的发展进程；与疾病作斗争可能引发对死亡的严重焦虑。本研究旨在比较健康人群与糖尿病和癌症患者对死亡的态度。
在一项横断面研究中，采用方便抽样法选取300名个体。根据性别、年龄、教育程度和月收入对三组进行匹配。通过修订的死亡态度量表（DAPR）问卷收集信息，并采用协方差分析（ANCOVA）进行分析。
结果表明三组之间在死亡态度上没有差异（F = 2.705，p < 0.05）。所有三组在中立和接近接受方面的平均得分较高。
在本研究中，发现疾病似乎并未改变死亡态度；相反，患者当前的态度是由其疾病先前阶段形成的。
