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Death Anxiety and Quality of Life in Iranian Caregivers of Patients With Cancer Publisher Pubmed



Soleimani MA1 ; Lehto RH2 ; Negarandeh R3 ; Bahrami N1 ; Chan YH4
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  1. 1. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
  2. 2. College of Nursing, Michigan State University, 1355 Bogue, C-344, Lansing, 48824, MI, United States
  3. 3. Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Biostatistics Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore

Source: Cancer Nursing Published:2017


Abstract

Background: Concerns about death may alienate and negatively impact communication among family members of patients with life-threatening illness. Little is known about the relationship of death anxiety to quality of life in cancer family caregivers. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine relationships between sociodemographic and patient-related factors, social support, and religiosity with death anxiety and quality of life in Iranian cancer family caregivers. Methods: Three hundred thirty family caregivers from an urban regional cancer institute in Iran participated in a descriptive-correlational study that incorporated sociodemographic surveys and validated death anxiety (Templer Scale) and Quality of life (Family Version) instruments. Results: Caregivers reported moderate levels of death anxiety and decrements in QOL. Quality of life was inversely associated with death anxiety (r = -0.30, P <.001). Female caregivers who were daughters had higher death anxiety, whereas male caregivers who were sons reported higher quality of life. Conclusions: Death anxiety is associated with lowered quality of life in Iranian family caregivers. Multiple factors may impact death anxiety and quality of life relevant to the socioreligious milieu. Implications for Practice: Addressing concerns that increase death anxiety may improve quality of life and lower stress associated with adapting to the family caregiver role. Caregiving responsibilities, added to challenges associated with personal, family, and professional life, impact multiple aspects of QOL. As nurses increasingly care for patients from diverse backgrounds, it becomes more imperative that support for family caregivers that promotes psychological adaptation and quality of life is needed. © Copyright 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
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