Death anxiety and death literacy among Turkish patients with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study

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dc.authorid0000-0001-7337-4853
dc.authorid0000-0003-3481-9500
dc.authorid0000-0002-2599-1918
dc.contributor.authorSemerci Cakmak, Vahide
dc.contributor.authorSeven, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorSonmez Sari, Ebru
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-28T12:18:03Z
dc.date.available2026-02-28T12:18:03Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentBayburt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground Death anxiety is common in patients with chronic diseases. Death literacy is a novel theoretical framework that enables patients to discuss death, accept it as a natural aspect of life, and get a deeper comprehension of it. However, it is unclear whether there is a relationship between death literacy and death anxiety. Furthermore, death literacy has not been sufficiently researched in Turkish society. This study investigated the levels of death anxiety and death literacy among Turkish patients with chronic diseases and the factors affecting death anxiety. Methods This was a cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of Turkish patients with chronic diseases (n = 225). The data were collected with the Turkish Death Anxiety Scale and the Death Literacy Index. Pearson correlation, independent samples t test, One-Way ANOVA, and multiple linear regression were employed to analyse the data. Results There exists a negative moderate correlation between death anxiety and death literacy. It has been determined that the factors that most influence patients' fear of death are their level of death literacy and gender. These factors explained 12.8% of the variance in death anxiety (R2 = 0.128, F = 3.153, p < 0.001). Conclusions The results suggest that death literacy level and gender were found to be factors affecting death anxiety of patients. Women have higher death anxiety scores. While the level of death literacy of Turkish patients with chronic diseases increases, their death anxiety decreases. The findings of the study were believed to offer a comprehensive information for healthcare practitioners in the management of such patients.
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12888-025-06761-z
dc.identifier.issn1471-244X
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid40155871
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105001492096
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06761-z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12403/6094
dc.identifier.volume25
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001455883900004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBmc
dc.relation.ispartofBmc Psychiatry
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260218
dc.subjectChronic disease
dc.subjectCross-sectional
dc.subjectDeath anxiety
dc.subjectDeath literacy
dc.subjectPatient
dc.titleDeath anxiety and death literacy among Turkish patients with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study
dc.typeArticle

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