Anxiety or reflection? exploring profiles of death awareness among chinese nurses: a latent profile analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses frequently encounter death due to their professional roles, impacting their perceptions of mortality. Previous research has largely focused on the negative aspect of death awareness, known as death anxiety, while the other aspect, death reflection, has been less explored. This study aims to investigate the profiles of death awareness among Chinese nurses and identify factors influencing these profiles, such as socio-demographic characteristics, work-related characteristics, death education, and resilience.

Method

A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sample of 2882 nurses across China. Data were collected through an online survey from September to November 2023. Latent Profile Analysis was utilized to identify distinct profiles of death

SUBMITTER: Qin Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877789 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature