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Background <p>This is a descriptive-correlational study and aims to determine the factors associated with death anxiety of nurses in earthquake zones.</p> Methods <p>404 nurses working in 11 earthquake-affected provinces in Türkiye. Data were collected using “Questionnaire on Sociodemographic Characteristics and Earthquake Experience”, Spielberger State and Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Spiritual Well-being Scale (SWBS), Thorson Powel’s Revised Death Anxiety Scale (RDAS).</p> Results <p>Respectively, the mean scale score of RDAS (62.13 ± 21.030) was above the intermediate level, BDI (17.74 ± 11.328) at moderate level, STAI-S (48.90 ± 10.305) and STAI-T (49.70 ± 8.664) at moderate level. It can be said that SWBS (116.26 ± 13.318) was at a high level. A relationship was found statistically significantly between RDAS and BDI, STAI-S, STAI-T, SWBS sub-dimensions and Transcendence sub-dimension. Model 8, which includes all the independent variables analyzed (gender, having religious belief, STAI-S, STAI-T, Harmony with Nature, and Anomie), explained 33.2% of the variance in death anxiety.</p> Conclusions <p>Based on these results, developing intervention a program for nurses to cope with fear of death and anxiety was recommended, especially in crisis periods such as earthquakes.</p>

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Factors associated with death anxiety among nurses working in the earthquake region: a cross-sectional correlational study

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    2025年11月26日

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  • Rukiye Turk Delibalta,
  • Nevra Karaca Bicakci,
  • Zehra Coktay,
  • Kadriye Tuzcu,
  • Yeliz Akkus

摘要

Background

This is a descriptive-correlational study and aims to determine the factors associated with death anxiety of nurses in earthquake zones.

Methods

404 nurses working in 11 earthquake-affected provinces in Türkiye. Data were collected using “Questionnaire on Sociodemographic Characteristics and Earthquake Experience”, Spielberger State and Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Spiritual Well-being Scale (SWBS), Thorson Powel’s Revised Death Anxiety Scale (RDAS).

Results

Respectively, the mean scale score of RDAS (62.13 ± 21.030) was above the intermediate level, BDI (17.74 ± 11.328) at moderate level, STAI-S (48.90 ± 10.305) and STAI-T (49.70 ± 8.664) at moderate level. It can be said that SWBS (116.26 ± 13.318) was at a high level. A relationship was found statistically significantly between RDAS and BDI, STAI-S, STAI-T, SWBS sub-dimensions and Transcendence sub-dimension. Model 8, which includes all the independent variables analyzed (gender, having religious belief, STAI-S, STAI-T, Harmony with Nature, and Anomie), explained 33.2% of the variance in death anxiety.

Conclusions

Based on these results, developing intervention a program for nurses to cope with fear of death and anxiety was recommended, especially in crisis periods such as earthquakes.