护理专业学生对痴呆症患者的死亡焦虑和恐惧。
Nursing students' death anxiety and fear towards dementia patients.
作者信息
McKenzie Ellen L, Brown Patricia M
机构信息
Centre for Applied Psychology, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
出版信息
Australas J Ageing. 2017 Sep;36(3):E32-E35. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12414. Epub 2017 May 8.
OBJECTIVE
This study investigated the relationship between death anxiety (DA) and fear towards patients according to the age and illness of the patient.
METHODS
A sample of 94 undergraduate nursing students from an Australian university were presented with a hypothetical patient, who varied by age (29 years or 71 years) and illness (arthritis, cancer or dementia). They then completed measures of DA and fear towards the patient.
RESULTS
Older patients with dementia were associated with higher DA compared to all other conditions. Greater fear was associated with patients in the dementia target condition.
CONCLUSION
The findings from this study are consistent with terror management theory; specifically, older age and terminal illness are associated with greater DA. Implications are discussed regarding the quality of care provided to older people with dementia.
目的
本研究根据患者的年龄和疾病调查死亡焦虑（DA）与对患者恐惧之间的关系。
方法
向来自澳大利亚一所大学的94名本科护理专业学生展示一个假设的患者，该患者的年龄（29岁或71岁）和疾病（关节炎、癌症或痴呆症）各不相同。然后他们完成了对死亡焦虑和对该患者恐惧的测量。
结果
与所有其他情况相比，患有痴呆症的老年患者的死亡焦虑更高。更大的恐惧与痴呆症目标情况下的患者相关。
结论
本研究结果与恐惧管理理论一致；具体而言，年龄较大和患有绝症与更高的死亡焦虑相关。讨论了对患有痴呆症的老年人提供护理质量的影响。
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