Analysis of the relationship between perceived stress level and death anxiety in individuals with COPD.
Zeliha Büyükbayram Genç
PMID 38315806WHAT IT FOUND
COPD inpatients reported high perceived stress and moderate death anxiety.
Higher stress was linked to higher death anxiety, so nurses should assess distress alongside breathing symptoms.
Key findings
01COPD inpatients had high perceived stress and moderate death anxiety.
02Perceived stress was a statistically significant predictor of death anxiety.
03Death anxiety was significantly predicted by marital status, employment status, having received training on COPD, and dyspnea.
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What it does not show
Cross-sectional design cannot show that stress causes death anxiety. Convenience sample from one hospital limits generalizability. Data were self-reported, and reliability depends on patients' answers. The study did not test any intervention for stress or death anxiety.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that reducing stress will reduce death anxiety. This was a cross-sectional survey of COPD inpatients, not a treatment trial, and the association does not show cause.