Is profession associated with fear of death?

Zana, Ágnes; Thege, Barna Konkolÿ; Limpár, Imre; Henczi, Eszter; Golovics, Petra A.; Pilling, János; Hegedüs, Katalin

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“…The anxiety-reducing mechanisms may be in fact related to coping with personal uncertainty (van den Bos, 2009). The highest death-related anxiety was observed in psychologists as well as non-medical professionals having no direct contact with dying people (Zana et al, 2014). It's important to consider that according to the classification worked out by Wittkowski (2001) people can experience four different kinds of fear: fear of one's own death, fear of one's own dying, fear of another person's death and fear of another person's dying.…”

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“…Naturally, this may result from their religious beliefs; or it may reflect their personal experience of regular exposure to death (for example, during funeral ceremonies). The highest deathrelated anxiety was observed in psychologists as well as non-medical professionals having no direct contact with dying people (Zana et al, 2014). This would imply that the intensity of fear of death tends to be lower as individuals have more personal experience of death, and tends to be higher as they are exposed to dying and death less frequently.…”

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Polish Psychological Bulletin

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2019

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On one hand, the development of medicine allows to prolong the life of patients who previously had no chance for survive, on the other hand, though, it condemns some of them and their loved ones to extreme suffering. Fear of suffering is the main reason for a possible wish for euthanasia. The research aimed at measuring the attitude towards euthanasia among doctors and nurses who come in professional contact with terminally ill patients or patients versus the medical personnel who do not come in such contact. The research included: age, profession and workplace as well as personal experience in providing care to the seriously ill. The Attitudes Towards Euthanasia Questionnaire by Głębocka and Gawor was used during the research. The method consists of three scales: Informational Support, Liberal Approach and Conservative Approach. Medical stuff taking care of terminally ill patients were less conservative in their opinions than the participants from the comparative group. The intergroup differences in terms of Liberal Approach towards Euthanasia Scale were not obtained. It turned out that the age fostered the conservative approach, and working at the intensive care units or taking care of an ill relative fostered the reduction of such approach. All the respondents approve the idea of providing the patients and their families with informational support. Working in intensive care units or taking care of terminally ill relatives seems to reduce conservative attitudes towards euthanasia because persons with such experience have personally faced the multifaceted emotional and physical costs of suffering.

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2019

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Miedo a la muerte en estudiantes de Medicina

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Differences in well-being and fear of death among female hospice employees and volunteers in Hungary

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Background: Voluntary work plays a significant role in hospice care, but international research has mainly been conducted on the mental health and fear of death of paid hospice staff. The aim of the present study was to compare the Hungarian hospice volunteers with paid employees with regard to attitudes and fear of death, as well as mental health in order to see their role in hospice work and their psychological well-being more clearly. Methods: The target population of the cross-sectional questionnaire study was hospice care providers in Hungary (N = 1255). The response rate was 15.5% (N = 195); 91.8% (N = 179) of them were women. The mean age of female hospice workers was 45.8 years (SD = 10.46 years, range: 23-73 years). One-quarter (27.9%, N = 50) of the female respondents were volunteers. The instruments were: the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, the WHO-5 Well-Being Index, and a shortened versions of the Beck Depression Inventory and the Maastricht Vital Exhaustion Questionnaire. Results: Volunteers scored significantly lower on 5 dimensions of fear of death than paid employees, and showed significantly lower levels of vital exhaustion and significantly higher levels of psychological well-being than paid employees. Fear of the dying process was associated with an increased perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and vital exhaustion in both groups. Psychological well-being showed a significant negative, moderate correlation with four aspects of fear of death among paid staff; this pattern did not appear in the volunteer group. In addition, the association between fear of premature death and perceived stress, vital exhaustion, and depressive symptoms was more pronounced is case of paid workers. Conclusion: Higher levels of psychological well-being and lower levels of fear of death among hospice volunteers suggest that they are less exhausted than paid employees. Increasing the recruitment of volunteers in hospices may help reduce the overload and exhaustion of paid employees.

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Is profession associated with fear of death?

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Polish Psychological Bulletin

Polish Psychological Bulletin

Miedo a la muerte en estudiantes de Medicina

Differences in well-being and fear of death among female hospice employees and volunteers in Hungary

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