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Determination of Death Anxiety and Death-Related Depression Levels in the Elderly During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: The aim of the study is to determine the levels of death anxiety and death-related depression in the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample of the descriptive-relational study includes 344 elderly people registered in a family health center. It was determined that the most dreaded fear reported by the elderly who got COVID-19 infection was death, and there was a highly significant positive correlation between death anxiety and death-related depression ratings of the elderly and that as the average death anxiety score of the elderly rises, so does the degree of death-related depression.

Source: OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying

DOI: 10.1177/00302228221082429

Authors: Zeynel A. Erbesler, Gokce Demir

Institution: Ahi Evran University

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 and Mental Health

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Ahi Evran Üniversitesi