Death Anxiety and Meaning of Life in the Three Groups of Nurses: Obstetrics and Gynecology and CCU Nurses and Housewives

Authors

  • Faeze Khanlarzade
  • Batool Rezaei
  • Nezamaddin Ghasemi
  • Hakime Aheste

Abstract

The aim of this study is to compare the anxiety of death and the meaning of life in three groups of nurses: obstetrics and gynecology and CCU nurses and housewives. Documentary and survey methodologies were used. The purpose of this research was applied in terms of objective and used a descriptive-comparative research design. 30 nurses of CCU ward, 30 nurses in the maternity ward, as well as 30 housewives were analyzed in three groups on a scale of meaning of life and death anxiety. For data analysis, two-way ANOVA was used, and the results of the study showed that there was a significant difference between ICU nurses, maternity nurses and housewives in terms of death anxiety and meaning of life.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n2s2p18

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2016-03-31

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Vol. 7 No. 2 S2 (2016): March 2016 - Special Issue

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Death Anxiety and Meaning of Life in the Three Groups of Nurses: Obstetrics and Gynecology and CCU Nurses and Housewives. (2016). Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 7(2 S2), 18. https://www.richtmann.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/8987