The fear of dying and occurrence of posttraumatic stress symptoms after an acute coronary syndrome: A prospective observational study

Malinauskaitė, Ieva; Šlapikas, Rimvydas; Courvoisier, Delphine S.; Mach, François; Gencer, Baran

doi:10.1177/1359105315600233

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“…Death anxiety is a conscious or unconscious psychological state resulting from a defense mechanism that can be triggered when people feel threatened by death [4]. The North American Nursing Diagnosis Association defines death anxiety as a feeling of unsafety, anxiety, or fear related to death or near-death [5]. Death anxiety is a common phenomenon in all societies, although older adults may be more prone to anxiety and fear when encountering death-related events compared to their younger counterparts [6].…”

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Relationship between meaning in life and death anxiety in the elderly: self-esteem as a mediator

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BackgroundDeath anxiety is a common phenomenon in all societies. Older adults may be more prone to death anxiety than their younger counterparts; however, death anxiety among older adults is not well understood. This study explores the relationship between meaning in life, self-esteem, and death anxiety in senior citizens in China.MethodsA total of 283 older adults participated in this study; data were collected via the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Death Anxiety Scale.ResultsResults show that the dimensions of meaning in life, presence of meaning (r = − 0.43, p < 0.01), search for meaning (r = − 0.31, p < 0.01), and self-esteem (r = − 0.54, p < 0.01) were each negatively correlated with death anxiety. Regression analysis reveals that meaning in life significantly predicted self-esteem and death anxiety (F = 45.70, p < 0.01; R2 = 0.33). Path analysis indicated that self-esteem either completely or partially mediated the effects of meaning in life on death anxiety in older adults.ConclusionsOverall, meaning in life appears to be significantly correlated with death anxiety in older adults, and self-esteem can mediate this effect.

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Relationship between meaning in life and death anxiety in the elderly: self-esteem as a mediator

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“…As there is currently no definite cure for HIV/AIDS, it is not surprising that it evokes the fear of dying. Fear of dying not only revealed psychological stress on PLWHA [58], but also predicted difficulties in coping with stressful events [58, 59]. These facts might explain the association between fear of dying and a higher risk for hostility; however, further analyses are needed to confirm this relationship.…”

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Factors associated with hostility among people living with HIV/AIDS in Northeast China: a cross-sectional study

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Background Hostility can result in negative outcomes in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA); however, previous research on this topic is far from adequate. To contribute to existing knowledge on this aspect of PLWHA, the current study examined the prevalence of hostility and its potential influencing factors among PLWHA. Methods A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was undertaken on 218 HIV patients in Heilongjiang Province of China between March and August in 2013. A multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with hostility. Results The prevalence of hostility was 17.0% among the participants. The three most alarming types of hostility included desiring to kill the person who infected them, blaming the infection on the society, and abandoning themselves to despair. A multiple logistic regression model identified that depression (OR = 3.845, 95% CI = 1.309–9.229), perceived stigma (OR = 3.281, 95% CI = 1.109–7.711), and fear of dying (OR = 2.710, 95% CI = 1.068–6.881) were the risk factors for hostility, while higher levels of trust-in-doctor (OR = 0.176, 95% CI = 0.060–0.517) and per capita household income (OR = 0.344, 95% CI = 0.119–0.991) were protective factors. Conclusions Our findings highlight the prominent influence of psychological, healthcare, and social factors on hostility among PLWHA. Interventions specifically targeted to reduce hostility should be provided, including incorporating psychological service into HIV management guidelines, enhancing PLWHA’s trust-in-doctor, establishing comprehensive services for PLWHA, reducing the social stigma against PLWHA, and paying more attention to PLWHA with financial problems. These interventions may improve the management and control of HIV/AIDS.

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“…10 Typically, these studies view psychological or emotional distress as a simple combination of anxiety and depression, as does a recent analysis of postcardiac event psychological distress trajectories. 11 A small number of studies of cardiac patients, however, widen this narrow view of distress by adding other psychosocial constructs to 'anxiety plus depression', including stress and stressful life events [12][13][14] ; fear of death 13 15 ; hostility 12 ; vital exhaustion and reduced quality of life 14 ; vulnerabilities such as lack of pleasant events, dysfunctional attitudes, role transitions and poor dyadic adjustment 16 ; feelings of helplessness, loss of control and pain 15 ; and psychological well-being. 6 In other chronic conditions such as cancer, diabetes and rheumatic conditions, fear of disease progression has also been identified as an important reason for distress.…”

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Protocol for the development and validation of a measure of persistent psychological and emotional distress in cardiac patients: the Cardiac Distress Inventory

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IntroductionDistress is experienced by the majority of cardiac patients, yet no cardiac-specific measure of distress exists. The aim of this project is to develop and validate the Cardiac Distress Inventory (CDI). Using the CDI, health professionals will be able to identify key clusters of psychological, emotional and social concern to address with patients, postcardiac event.Methods and analysisAn item pool will be generated through: identification of items by a multidisciplinary group of clinician researchers; review of generic and condition-specific distress measures; focus group testing with cardiac rehabilitation professionals; feedback from patients. The COSMIN (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments) criteria will be used to inform the development of the methodology for determining the CDI’s psychometric properties. The item pool will be tested with 400 cardiac patients and responses subjected to exploratory factor analysis, Rasch analysis, construct validity testing and latent class analysis. Receiver operating characteristic analysis will be used to identify the optimal CDI cut-off score for distinguishing whether a person experiences clinically significant distress.Ethics and disseminationApproved by the Monash Health Human Research Ethics Committee (approval number—RES-19-0000631L-559790). The CDI will be made available to clinicians and researchers without charge. The CDI will be translated for use internationally. Study findings will be shared with cardiac patient support groups; academic and medical communities via publications and presentations; in the training of cardiac secondary prevention professionals; and in reports to funders. Authorship for publications will follow the uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals.

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The fear of dying and occurrence of posttraumatic stress symptoms after an acute coronary syndrome: A prospective observational study

Cited by 21 publications

References 37 publications

Relationship between meaning in life and death anxiety in the elderly: self-esteem as a mediator

Relationship between meaning in life and death anxiety in the elderly: self-esteem as a mediator

Factors associated with hostility among people living with HIV/AIDS in Northeast China: a cross-sectional study

Protocol for the development and validation of a measure of persistent psychological and emotional distress in cardiac patients: the Cardiac Distress Inventory

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