Death Obsession, COVID-19–Related Fear and Religiosity in People Living with Type 2 Diabetes

Autor:	Violeta Enea, Octav Sorin Candel, Simona Alexandra Zancu, Alexandra Maftei, Livia Bîrlădeanu, Daniel Timofte
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Health (social science) Life-span and Life-course Studies Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Zdroj:	OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying. :003022282210854
ISSN:	1541-3764 0030-2228
DOI:	10.1177/00302228221085402
Popis:	Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes were included among high-risk groups for more severe manifestations in case of COVID-19 infection and higher risk of mortality. The current study aims to (1) examine the relationship between death obsession, religiosity, and fear of COVID-19 among type 2 diabetes patients, and (2) assess if religiosity moderates the relationship between death obsession and fear of COVID-19. This cross-sectional online survey involved 306 type 2 diabetes patients. We found that 35.6 % of the participants were overweight and 14.6 % were suffering from obesity. Results showed that death obsession was positively associated with fear of COVID-19 and more religious individuals experience higher levels of fear. The overall level of religiosity did not moderate the relationship between death obsession and fear of COVID-19 but only the preoccupation with God dimension of the religiosity scale. The practical implications of these findings are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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