Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Psychology Department, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Death Stud. 2020;44(3):160-167. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2018.1527416. Epub 2018 Nov 8.
This research examines whether or not socio-demographic factors and hope predict death anxiety among patients with heart disease. Our sample consisted of 500 respondents who were hospitalized in a medical institution in Iran. Data were collected using the Templer Death Anxiety Scale (TDAS) and the Herth Hope Index (HHI). The results of current study indicated that higher economic status, having one's main source of income from friends, increased age, increased religious belief, and increased hope were associated with lower death anxiety. These results highlight that improving hope, and religiosity among cardiac patients may be an effective means by which to reduce their death anxiety.
本研究旨在探讨社会人口因素和希望是否能预测心脏病患者的死亡焦虑。我们的样本由 500 名在伊朗一家医疗机构住院的患者组成。研究采用了 Templer 死亡焦虑量表（TDAS）和 Herth 希望指数（HHI）来收集数据。研究结果表明，较高的经济地位、主要收入来源来自朋友、年龄增长、宗教信仰增强以及希望增强与较低的死亡焦虑相关。这些结果表明，提高心脏病患者的希望和宗教信仰可能是降低其死亡焦虑的有效方法。
