Abu Baker Rasha, Qutishat Mohammed, Al Dameery Khloud
Department of Community and Mental Health, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
J Educ Health Promot. 2025 Feb 28;14:61. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_682_24. eCollection 2025.
Preterm birth poses a global health challenge, with increasing rates and adverse outcomes. It is a leading cause of death and morbidity in children, impacting their development and contributing to health concerns and long-term consequences for infants and families as well. Death anxiety is an unavoidable, common phenomenon that humans experience across cultures and religions, which the consequences of preterm birth can influence. A descriptive correlational study methodology was used to attain the research's goal. A convenience sampling of 180 women who have preterm babies born before 37 weeks of gestation completed a demographic table and Templer Death Anxiety Scale. The data were collected between January and March 2024. The participants in the study were categorized based on their levels of death anxiety, which were classified as high, medium, and low. The study results revealed that most participants showed a moderate level of death anxiety (70.66%, = 106) in comparison to low levels (24%, = 36) and high levels (5.33%, = 8). The results of our study indicated significant differences in death anxiety among the study participants in terms of age, level of education, employment, and history of child deformities. This study is one of the few studies conducted in Oman exploring the relationship between death anxiety among women who have experienced preterm births in Oman. Women in Oman have moderate death anxiety levels. Several factors were identified in this study; healthcare providers must support those patients using education and psychosocial support to address their emotional needs.
早产是一项全球性的健康挑战，其发生率和不良后果都在不断上升。它是儿童死亡和发病的主要原因，影响着他们的发育，也给婴儿及其家庭带来健康问题和长期后果。死亡焦虑是一种不可避免的常见现象，人类在不同文化和宗教背景下都会经历，而早产的后果可能会对其产生影响。本研究采用描述性相关性研究方法来实现研究目标。对180名孕周在37周前早产的女性进行便利抽样，她们完成了一份人口统计表和坦普勒死亡焦虑量表。数据收集于2024年1月至3月期间。研究参与者根据其死亡焦虑水平进行分类，分为高、中、低三个等级。研究结果显示，与低水平（24%，即36人）和高水平（5.33%，即8人）相比，大多数参与者表现出中等水平的死亡焦虑（70.66%，即106人）。我们的研究结果表明，在年龄、教育程度、就业情况和孩子畸形史方面，研究参与者的死亡焦虑存在显著差异。本研究是阿曼为数不多的探索阿曼早产女性死亡焦虑之间关系的研究之一。阿曼女性的死亡焦虑水平中等。本研究确定了几个因素；医疗保健提供者必须通过教育和心理社会支持来帮助这些患者，以满足他们的情感需求。
