Open AccessCOVID-19 pandemic and death anxiety among intensive care nurses working at the Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Science
Author(s) -
Iran Belash,
Fateme Barzagar,
Gohar Mousavi,
Kosar Janbazian,
Zahra Aghasi,
Arezoo Taheri Ladari,
Maryam Taghizadeh,
Fateme Jahanbakhsh,
Elnaz Saripour,
Fatemeh Gholami,
Kosar Rahnamaei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2105_20
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , death anxiety , intensive care , pandemic , intensive care unit , personal protective equipment , nursing , mental health , covid-19 , family medicine , medical emergency , psychiatry , disease , intensive care medicine , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The unpredictable challenges and conditions of COVID-19 can cause mental health problems. In such a situation, one of the most important psychological problems is the fear and anxiety of death. Death anxiety can affect the quality of patient care services and the job satisfaction and mental health of nurses.