Volume 16, Issue 8 (November 2018)                   Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2018, 16(8): 612-621 | Back to browse issues page

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Mikaeili N, ahmadi S, habibi Y, Fallahi V, Moradi A, hashemi J. ROLE OF DEATH ANXIETY AND ANXIETY SENSITIVITY IN PREDICTION OF TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY IN PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2018; 16 (8) :612-621
URL: http://unmf.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-3475-en.html
1- Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
2- PhD student of psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili , Ardabil, Iran
3- MA in Psychology, Department of Psychology, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
4- PhD student of psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences,University of Mohaghegh Ardabili , Ardabil, Iran (Corresponding Author)
5- Best researcher at Naja Research Center, Ph.D. student of psychology counseling, Abhar Free University, Abhar, Iran
6- MA in Psychology, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran
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Background & Aims: Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancers and one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of death anxiety andAnxiety sensitivity in Prediction of Intolerance of Uncertainty in patients with lung cancer. Materials & Methods: This study was correlational. The research population consisted of all patients with lung cancer in hospitals of Ardabil province in 2017. 93 individuals were selected as the total available sampling and responded to Intolerance of Uncertainty, death anxiety and anxiety sensitivity questionnaires. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression. Results: The results of correlation coefficients showed that Intolerance of Uncertainty has a negative relationship with death anxiety, Anxiety sensitivity and its components Regression analysis also showed that 27 Percent of the total variance of Intolerance of Uncertainty is explained by death anxiety and Anxiety sensitivity. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that death anxiety and Anxiety sensitivity have a meaningful ability to predict Intolerance of Uncertainty. The results of this study suggest the need for educational and psychological programs along with medical programs to reduce and deal with stress and death anxiety to increase the Intolerance of Uncertainty in patients with lung cancer.  
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