Department of Nursing, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University School of Health, Agri, Turkey.
J Relig Health. 2019 Dec;58(6):2241-2250. doi: 10.1007/s10943-019-00917-4.
This study aims to identify the relationship between religious orientation and death anxiety in elderly individuals aged 65 and over. This study is cross sectional in nature. It was conducted with the participation of 250 individuals aged 65 and over who were registered in Family Health Centers in the city center located in the eastern part of Turkey between February and June, 2018. The participants' Religious Orientation Scale mean score was found to be 53.03 ± 9.91, and Religious Orientation Scale mean score was found to be significantly higher in married people, in graduates of high school, in those who had social security, and in those who lived with their spouse (p < 0.01). Death Anxiety Scale mean score was found to be 7.73 ± 2.28, and Death Anxiety Scale mean score was significantly higher in those who lived with their children (p < 0.05). No statistically significant relationship was found between Death Anxiety and Religious Orientation. Elderly individuals were found to have high religious orientation and death anxiety. It is recommended that the factors that increase death anxiety should be identified, interventions should be provided to decrease these factors, and elderly people should be provided with social services for their religious needs.
本研究旨在确定宗教取向与 65 岁及以上老年人死亡焦虑之间的关系。本研究为横断面研究。于 2018 年 2 月至 6 月在土耳其东部市中心的家庭健康中心，对 250 名 65 岁及以上的老年人进行了研究。参与者的宗教取向量表平均得分为 53.03±9.91，在已婚人群、高中毕业生、有社会保障和与配偶同住的人群中，宗教取向量表平均得分显著更高（p<0.01）。死亡焦虑量表平均得分为 7.73±2.28，与子女同住的人群中死亡焦虑量表平均得分显著更高（p<0.05）。死亡焦虑与宗教取向之间未发现统计学显著关系。老年人表现出较高的宗教取向和死亡焦虑。建议确定增加死亡焦虑的因素，提供干预措施以减少这些因素，并为老年人的宗教需求提供社会服务。
