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Frontiers in Psychology (Feb 2023)

Death anxiety, resilience, and family cohesion in parents of children and adolescents in the end stages of life

Fateme Mohammadi,
Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi,
Khodayar Oshvandi,
Mostafa Bijani,
Leila Nikrouz

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Fateme Mohammadi: Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center and Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center, Department of Nursing, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi: Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mother and Child Care Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
Khodayar Oshvandi: Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mother and Child Care Research Center, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
Mostafa Bijani: Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
Leila Nikrouz: Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1057003
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14

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PurposeAdolescents in the end stages of life impose a lot of psychological stress on other family members, which may affect their resilience and quality of life. So, the aim of the present study was to investigate death anxiety, family adaptability and cohesion, and resilience in the parents of children and adolescents who were at the end stages of life.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study. Two hundred and ten parents were selected by convenience sampling and completed the questionnaires such as demographics survey, the death anxiety scale, Connor-Davidson resilience scale, family adaptability, and cohesion scale. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation), independent t-test, ANOVA, and multiple linear regressions. The significance level was set at p < 0.05.ResultThe findings showed that death anxiety in parents of children and adolescents in the end stages of life has a significant inverse correlation with family adaptability and cohesion (p < 0.001, r = −0.92) and resilience (p < 0.001, r = −0.90). The variables of family adaptability and cohesion, resilience, number of children, the children’s illness duration, and marital status can predict 61.34% of the death anxiety variance in these parents.ConclusionThe parents of children and adolescents in end stages of life reported high death anxiety and moderate family adaptability and cohesion, but low resilience. Accordingly, pediatric nurses and healthcare policymakers should develop comprehensive support plans for these parents to facilitate their adaptation and increase their family adaptability and cohesion.

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Published in Frontiers in Psychology

ISSN: 1664-1078 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
Website: http://frontiersin.org/psychology

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