تأثیر آموزش خود مراقبتی روانی معنوی از طریق تله نرسینگ بر اضطراب مرگ سالمندان شهر گناباد کارآزمایی بالینی.

Effect of Psychological/Spiritual Self-care Education Through Telenursing on Death Anxiety of the Elderly During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Gonabad, Iran: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic had a heavy impact on the elderly and was associated with many disorders, such as death anxiety. The current study aims to assess the effect of psychological and spiritual self-care education through telenursing on the death anxiety of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic in Gonabad, Iran. Methods & Materials This randomized controlled clinical trial study was conducted on 52 eligible elderly people covered by the urban community health centers in Gonabad County. The participants were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. For the intervention group, one face-to-face psychological/spiritual self-care educational session was held. Then, telephone follow-ups were done twice a week in the first month and once a week in the second month (12 follow-up sessions). The data collection tool was the Templer death anxiety scale, completed by both groups before and immediately after the follow-ups. Data analysis was done using SPSS software. The significance level was set at 0.05. ResultsThe pre-test mean scores of death anxiety in the intervention and control groups were 49.19±11.04 and 45.92±9.38, respectively, which were not significantly different between the two groups. After the intervention, the mean death anxiety in the intervention and control groups was 36.62±8.49 and 42.31±9.76, respectively, and this difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). Conclusion Psychological/spiritual self-care education through telenursing is effective in reducing the death anxiety of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, it is recommended as a nonpharmacological and low-cost intervention for relieving the death anxiety of the elderly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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