Courage and representations of death in patients who are waiting for a liver transplantation
| Autor: | Adriano Zamperini, Giacomo Germani, Umberto Cillo, Ines Testoni, Lucia Ronconi, Valentina Milo, Alessandra Feltrin, Maddalena Rodelli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
Psychology (all) medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Awaiting a liver transplant Courage Religiosity Representation of death Exploratory research courage Liver transplantation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Intervention (counseling) medicine Psychology In patient 030212 general & internal medicine General Psychology media_common awaiting a liver transplant QP351-495 religiosity BF1-990 Health survey 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology representation of death Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Cogent Psychology, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2331-1908 |
| Popis: | Context: In the last decade, a wide literature has highlighted the importance of religiosity as support of severe illnesses, especially the oncological ones, and in the end of life. In the field of the liver transplant, there is a lack of similar research. This article aims to bridge this gap and presents an exploratory study on the relationships between fear of death, courage and religiosity among patients who wait for liver transplant. Method: Sixty-two participants awaiting a liver transplant were interviewed with regard to their quality of life, religiosity, ontological representations and fear of death, courage and fear of intervention and donor-related thoughts. The following instruments were utilized: a specific interview; the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36); the Testoni Death Representation Scale (TDRS); and the Courage Measure. Results: Patients reporting higher levels of fear for intervention showed less courage and were more likely to avoid the surgery. They also tended to be non-believers, to have a lower quality of life and to represent death as an absolute annihilation. Conclusions: Less death was represented as a passage, the stronger the avoidance behaviour and the fear of transplant were. Since it is possible to develop a positive thought about death, the study underlined how spiritual support could be useful to manage fear of transplantation. |
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