Rashedi Vahid, Ebrahimi Banafsheh, Sharif Mohseni Mahtab, Hosseini Mohammadali
Department of Gerontology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Rehabilitation Management, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Caring Sci. 2020 Aug 18;9(3):168-172. doi: 10.34172/jcs.2020.025. eCollection 2020 Aug.
Life expectancy is one of the indices used to analyze health status. This index changes during aging as a result of a variety of incidents, diseases, stress, and anxiety. Death anxiety is one of the problems that can turn into a deadly fear. This study was aimed to determine the association between life expectancy and death anxiety among older adults in Tehran, Iran. In this correlational descriptive study, 208 older adults aged ≥60 years, who had referred to adult daycare centers in Tehran, were chosen by cluster random sampling. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, Temper's death anxiety scale and Snyder's life expectancy scale. Data analysis was completed through SPSS ver. 22. The mean age of the older adults was 66.60 (6.58) years. The results showed a mean death anxiety of 12.21 mean life expectancy of 24.94. Furthermore, Pearson's correlation coefficient indicated a negative correlation between death anxiety and life expectancy. The results of multiple regression analysis revealed that the major predictor of life expectancy decline were death anxiety, age, and residential status. It can be concluded from the results that the negative correlation between death anxiety and life expectancy requires teaching coping methods for anxiety and using appropriate methods to improve life expectancy among older adults.
预期寿命是用于分析健康状况的指标之一。由于各种事件、疾病、压力和焦虑，该指标在衰老过程中会发生变化。死亡焦虑是可能演变成致命恐惧的问题之一。本研究旨在确定伊朗德黑兰老年人的预期寿命与死亡焦虑之间的关联。在这项相关性描述性研究中，通过整群随机抽样选取了208名年龄≥60岁、前往德黑兰成人日托中心的老年人。使用人口统计学问卷、坦珀死亡焦虑量表和斯奈德预期寿命量表收集数据。数据分析通过SPSS 22版完成。老年人的平均年龄为66.60（6.58）岁。结果显示，死亡焦虑平均分为12.21，预期寿命平均为24.94。此外，皮尔逊相关系数表明死亡焦虑与预期寿命之间存在负相关。多元回归分析结果显示，预期寿命下降的主要预测因素是死亡焦虑、年龄和居住状况。从结果可以得出结论，死亡焦虑与预期寿命之间的负相关需要教授应对焦虑的方法，并采用适当方法提高老年人的预期寿命。
