Determination of the Relationship Between Self-Care Agency and Death Anxiety Among Elderly Individuals
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2022
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Sage Publications Inc
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
This study aimed to determine the relationship between self-care agency and death anxiety among elderly individuals. The study sample consisted of 163 elderly individuals who applied to the internal medicine and chest diseases outpatient clinic of a university hospital. Death anxiety (DAS) and Self-care agency (SCAS) scales were used for data collection. The mean DAS score of the participants was found 6.76 +/- 3.25 and low. The mean SCAS scores was 94.35 +/- 16.37 and moderate. A positive very weak correlation was found between self-care agency and death anxiety (p = 0.044, r = 0.158). Elderly individuals without regular income had higher levels of death anxiety compared to those with regular income (p < 0.05). A significant difference was found in death anxiety levels with respect to the sex and marital status (p < 0.05). The low-level death anxiety on elderly individuals may have a positive effect on maintaining their self-care agency. Nurses should engage in training activities and interventions to increase the levels of self-care agency and determine the death anxiety among elderly individuals.
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Death Anxiety, Elderly Individiuals, Nursing Care, Self Care Agency
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Omega-Journal Of Death And Dying
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Q3
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Q2
