Effects of Death Attitude, Self-esteem, and Perceived Risk of Respiratory Infectious Diseases on Death Anxiety among Nurses in COVID-19 Wards
10.12934/jkpmhn.2025.34.1.5
- Author:
Yeon Hee JEONG
1
;
Hun Ha CHO
Author Information
1. Staff Nurse, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2025;34(1):5-15
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Purpose:To provide foundational data for developing death anxiety intervention programs for nurses by identifying the factors influencing their death anxiety in COVID-19 wards.
Methods:This descriptive survey study involved 123 nurses who had worked for more than six months in the COVID-19 wards of a tertiary hospital in Metropolitan B City. Data were collected using a structured self-report questionnaire from March 22 to April 9, 2022.
Results:Death anxiety differed significantly by gender (t=-3.32, p=.001). It showed a significant positive correlation with the perceived risk of respiratory infectious disease (r=.29, p=.001) but significant negative correlations with death attitude (r=-.69, p<.001) and self-esteem (r=-.18, p=.049). Factors influencing death anxiety included death attitude (β=-.67, p<.001) and gender (β=.23, p<.001), accounting for 52.4% of the variance.
Conclusion:This study found that death attitude and gender significantly influenced death anxiety among nurses in COVID-19 wards. Therefore, it is neccessary to develop and apply gender-sensitive death anxiety intervention programs that could positively and effectively influence death attitudes to reduce death anxiety of nurses in covid-19 wards.
