1. The Relationship Between Spirituality and Religiosity with Death Anxiety Among Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.
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Heidari Gorji, Mohammad Ali, Ghorbani Vajargah, Pooyan, Salami Kohan, Kobra, Mollaei, Amirabbas, Falakdami, Atefeh, Goudarzian, Amir Hossein, Takasi, Poorya, Emami Zeydi, Amir, Osuji, Joseph, Jafaraghaee, Fateme, Taebi, Mozhgan, and Karkhah, Samad
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This systematic review aimed to summarize the evidence regarding the relationship between spirituality and religiosity with death anxiety (DA) among cancer patients. This systematic review was performed based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes (PRISMA) checklist. An extensive search was conducted on electronic databases such as Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Iranmedex, and Scientific Information Database (SID) via keywords extracted from Medical Subject Headings from the earliest to February 9, 2022. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the appraisal tool for cross-sectional studies (AXIS tool). Fifteen studies were selected for inclusion in this systematic review. Nine and six studies assessed the relationship between spirituality and religiosity with DA in cancer patients, respectively. Most studies had a negative relationship between spirituality (
n = 8) and religiosity (n = 4) with DA. In sum, most studies showed that religion and spirituality are negatively related to DA in patients with cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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