Death anxiety, resilience, and family cohesion in parents of children and adolescents in the end stages of life
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 chil...
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| author | Fateme Mohammadi Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi Khodayar Oshvandi Mostafa Bijani Leila Nikrouz |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-27b58f99544f493db337813df7decdd82023-02-10T06:40:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-02-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.10570031057003Death anxiety, resilience, and family cohesion in parents of children and adolescents in the end stages of lifeFateme Mohammadi0Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi1Khodayar Oshvandi2Mostafa Bijani3Leila Nikrouz4Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center and Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center, Department of Nursing, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, IranDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mother and Child Care Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, IranDepartment of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mother and Child Care Research Center, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, IranDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, IranDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, IranPurposeAdolescents 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.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1057003/fulldeath anxietyfamily adaptabilitycohesionresilienceparentschildren |
| spellingShingle | Fateme Mohammadi Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi Khodayar Oshvandi Mostafa Bijani Leila Nikrouz Death anxiety, resilience, and family cohesion in parents of children and adolescents in the end stages of life Frontiers in Psychology death anxiety family adaptability cohesion resilience parents children |
| title | Death anxiety, resilience, and family cohesion in parents of children and adolescents in the end stages of life |
| title_full | Death anxiety, resilience, and family cohesion in parents of children and adolescents in the end stages of life |
| title_fullStr | Death anxiety, resilience, and family cohesion in parents of children and adolescents in the end stages of life |
| title_full_unstemmed | Death anxiety, resilience, and family cohesion in parents of children and adolescents in the end stages of life |
| title_short | Death anxiety, resilience, and family cohesion in parents of children and adolescents in the end stages of life |
| title_sort | death anxiety resilience and family cohesion in parents of children and adolescents in the end stages of life |
| topic | death anxiety family adaptability cohesion resilience parents children |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1057003/full |
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