Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkish Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, sa.13, ss.65-73, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
Objective: In this study, it was aimed to determine death anxiety, coping attitudes of individuals who had myocardial infarction, and the variables affecting these concepts.
Methods: The data from descriptive and cross-sectional studies were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Templer Death Anxiety Scale, and the Coping Attitudes Evaluation Scale. The sample of the study consisted of individuals diagnosed with myocardial infarction in the cardiology clinic of a university hospital. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Science Statistics Base v23. Univariate, multivariate regression analysis, and correlation analysis were used to examine the relationship between variables.
Results: A total of 70.9% of the participants were male, 77.9% were married, and the mean age was 66.09 ± 11.58. The Mean Death Anxiety Scale score was 7.92 ± 3.19, and 55.8% of the participants had moderate death anxiety and 30.2% had severe death anxiety. The mean score of the Coping Attitudes Evaluation Scale was determined as 74.38 ± 10.43. Working status, praying, chest pain, numbness in the left arm, and fatigue-fatigue symptoms were associated with death anxiety; marital status, education level, access to a health center, losing a relative due to infarction, choosing to rest, jaw pain, pain in the left arm, and shortness of breath symptoms were found to be associated with coping attitudes.
Conclusions: In this study, it was determined that the majority of patients with myocardial infarction experienced moderate and severe death anxiety, and death anxiety and coping attitudes were associated with various sociodemographic, disease-related factors and symptoms experienced. It is recommended that nurses regularly evaluate patients' death anxiety and coping attitudes and provide education and counseling to patients accordingly.