| A comparison of death anxiety and quality of life of patients with advanced cancer or AIDS and their family caregivers. | |
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PMID: 20006525 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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As an existential crisis, death anxiety may create suffering and impact quality of life. Based on a sample of 101 patients (63 patients with AIDS and 38 with advanced cancer) and 79 family caregivers (43 AIDS patients' caregivers and 36 cancer patients' caregivers), this study examined the death anxiety of patients with advanced cancer and patients with AIDS and that of their family caregivers and the relationship of death anxiety and quality of life. The results indicated that AIDS patients expressed greater death anxiety than cancer patients, but death anxiety was not different among family caregivers. Both AIDS and cancer patients experienced greater death anxiety than their caregivers. Greater death anxiety was associated with lower quality of life, particularly in the psychological domain for AIDS patients. There were significant correlations between the death anxiety subscales and the quality of life subscales for family caregivers, especially for AIDS caregivers. Interventions that lessen death anxiety may enhance quality of life as death approaches, particularly for AIDS patients and their family caregivers. |
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Authors:
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Deborah Witt Sherman; Robert Norman; Christina Beyer McSherry |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article Date: 2009-12-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC Volume: 21 ISSN: 1552-6917 ISO Abbreviation: J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care Publication Date: 2010 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-22 Completed Date: 2010-06-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9111870 Medline TA: J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 99-112 Citation Subset: IM; N; X |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc. |
Affiliation:
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Palliative Care Center for Excellence in Research, University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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physiopathology,
psychology* Adult Anxiety* Caregivers / psychology* Family Female Humans Male Middle Aged Neoplasms / physiopathology, psychology* Quality of Life* |
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