Death Anxiety in Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Q: How can I download an article?

To download an article from SID, first log in to the site, search for the article title, and click on the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I download an ISI article?

To download an ISI article on SID, enter the keyword or article title in the search bar, view the relevant results, click on the desired article, and select the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I access the SID database?

To access the SID database, visit SID.ir, create an account, and log in to access scientific resources.

Q: Is downloading articles from SID free?

Some articles on SID are available for free, while others require payment. Details are specified on the article's page.

KHALVATI MALIHEH; Babakhanian Masoudeh; Khalvati Mahboube; Nafei Ayub; khalvati Monire; Ghafuri Ronak

مرکز اطلاعات علمی Scientific Information Database (SID) - Trusted Source for Research and Academic Resources

Journal Paper

Paper Information

Journal: Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing Year:2021 | Volume:16 | Issue:2 Page(s): 0-0

Download Full-Text

View:

170

Download:

Cites:

Information Journal Paper

Title

Death Anxiety in Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Author(s)

Keywords

Elderly

Death anxiety

Systematic review

Meta-analysis

Abstract

Introduction: Aging is one of the most critical stages of human development that has its own characteristics and conditions. The most common issues are the mental health of the Elderly. Because this period is full of all kinds of feelings of shortcomings and disabilities. Since anxiety is a multidimensional structure, it can be expected to affect many aspects of the Elderly. The present study was conducted with the aim of Systematic review and Meta-analysis of published studies in the field of anxiety in Iranian Elderly death. Method: This study reviews the studies related to the Death anxiety of the Iranian Elderly which were published in Persian between 1390 and 1398 (2012 to 2020). Using the keywords, Death anxiety, Elderly, the aged, searches were conducted in four internal databases, including Jihad Daneshgahi Scientific Database (SID), Iran Scientific Information and Documentation Research Institute (Irandoc), the country's Magazine Database (Magiran), the Iranian Medical Articles Bank (IDML), and CIVILICA, 61 titles were identified. After screening, 33 studies that met the entry and exit criteria were selected for the final review. We used Stata. 14 and SPSS. 22 software to perform a Meta-analysis and descriptive data. Findings: The results showed that 40. 35% of the participants were women and the rest were men. The mean and standard deviation of participants' age was reported to be 67. 80± 6. 44. The results proved that the mean of Death anxiety is higher in men than women. And the Elderly living in nursing homes had the highest average Death anxiety score of 11. 8. Studies were categorized into three sections: comparison (three studies), intervention (eleven studies), and factors affecting the Iranian Elderly’ s Death anxiety (eighteen studies). The results of the Meta-analysis showed that there is no positive and significant relationship between spiritual therapy and reduction of Death anxiety in the Elderly (P > 0. 05). In studies with spiritual and behavioral therapies, the amount of heterogeneity was significant and thus a positive and significant relationship was observed between the reductions of Death anxiety by these treatments. Discussion: The results of the present study show that the average Iranian Elderly’ s Death anxiety is low. The mean and standard deviation of Death anxiety in Iranian Elderly using the Templer questionnaire was 67. 80± 6. 44 years. Religious beliefs, hopes for the intercession of imams and religious leaders, and hopes for deliverance from the hardships of this life seem to have contributed to the low Death anxiety reported by Iranian seniors. Different results have been reported of the average Death anxiety score of men and women. The difference in the findings of various studies might have resulted from the role of culture, religion, and dominant traditions of the society, the difference between the roles of men and women, and even the extent of the expression of fear and anxiety by men in the Iranian society. Most of the men show less tendency to express their emotions, including fear. Treatments and behavioral and spiritual interventions lead to a decrease in the Elderly’ s Death anxiety through its influence on finding meaning in the Elderly’ s lives.

Cites

References

No record.

Cite

APA: Copy

KHALVATI, MALIHEH, Babakhanian, Masoudeh, Khalvati, Mahboube, Nafei, Ayub, khalvati, Monire, & Ghafuri, Ronak. (2021). Death Anxiety in Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGEING, 16(2 ), 0-0. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/702505/en

Vancouver: Copy

KHALVATI MALIHEH, Babakhanian Masoudeh, Khalvati Mahboube, Nafei Ayub, khalvati Monire, Ghafuri Ronak. Death Anxiety in Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGEING[Internet]. 2021;16(2 ):0-0. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/702505/en

IEEE: Copy

MALIHEH KHALVATI, Masoudeh Babakhanian, Mahboube Khalvati, Ayub Nafei, Monire khalvati, and Ronak Ghafuri, “Death Anxiety in Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGEING, vol. 16, no. 2 , pp. 0–0, 2021, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/702505/en

Related Journal Papers

No record.

Related Seminar Papers

No record.

Related Plans

No record.

Recommended Workshops