Attitude Toward Death in Healthy People and Patients With Diabetes and Cancer

Masoumeh Nozari; Yarali Dousti

International Journal of Cancer Management

The Official Journal of Cancer Research Center (CRC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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Attitude Toward Death in Healthy People and Patients With Diabetes and Cancer

Author(s):

Masoumeh Nozari^1,*,

Yarali Dousti¹

1Dept. of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran

International Journal of Cancer Management:Vol. 6, issue 2; e80406

Published online:Jun 30, 2013

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jan 02, 2013

Accepted:Apr 20, 2013

How to Cite:Masoumeh NozariYarali DoustiAttitude Toward Death in Healthy People and Patients With Diabetes and Cancer.Int J Cancer Manag.6(2):e80406.

Abstract

Background: A person's beliefs can influence the progression of his/her disease; and battling an illness can trigger severe anxiety about death. This study aims to compare the attitude toward death between healthy people and those suffering from diabetes and cancer.

Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 300 individuals were selected by convenient sampling method. Three groups were matched by gender, age, education, and monthly income. Information was collected through a Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAPR) questionnaire and Analyzed Via Covariance (ANCOVA).

Results: The results indicated no difference in death attitude among the three groups (f=2.705, p<0.05). All the three groups displayed a higher mean in neutral and approach acceptance.

Conclusion: In this study, it was found that disease did not seem to change death attitudes; rather the patients' current attitude had been shaped by previous stages of their sickness.

Keywords

Attitudes to death

Digestive system cancer

Breast cancer

Diabetes mellitus type II

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