Ethics code: IR.ZUMS.REC.1400.398
Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department, Nursing and Midwifery School, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran. , nasrinhanifi@gmail.com
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Background: Death anxiety is a distressing fear related to death or the dying process, shaped by sociocultural and individual factors. During acute global health crises such as COVID-19, this anxiety may intensify and assume context-specific characteristics.
Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the concept of death anxiety during COVID-19 and develop an conceptual definition using Schwartz-Barcott and Kim's hybrid model of concept analysis.
Methods: A hybrid concept analysis with three phases (theoretical, fieldwork, analytical) was conducted. The theoretical phase reviewed literature from electronic databases, the fieldwork phase involved semi-structured interviews with 14 COVID-19 survivors, and the analytical phase integrated these findings to develop a comprehensive conceptual.
Results: Hybrid concept analysis identified death anxiety during COVID-19 as a multidimensional response involving emotional impairment and faith-anger struggle. Key antecedents included information chaos and social isolation, while consequences ranged from psychological distress to transformative outcomes like rebirth and spiritual integration.
Conclusion: Grounded in Schwartz-Barcott and Kim's model, this analysis reveals death anxiety as a multidimensional phenomenon with a dual trajectory of consequences, from psychological distress to transformative "rebirth", within the Iranian context.
Type of Study:
Orginal research |
Subject:
Nursing