ArticleBMJ open2024
Psychological adjustment to death anxiety: a qualitative study of Chinese patients with advanced cancer.
Article in BMJ open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Gross's emotion regulation training on death anxiety in leukemia patients undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychology · 2026Trial
- Effect of psychological intervention combined with feedback-based health education on lung cancer patients.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Trial
- How young cancer patients cope with death anxiety: a qualitative study based on terror management theory.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Predictive Relationships Between Death Anxiety and Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Cross-Lagged Panel Network Analysis.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Navigating the path to planned endings: understanding Chinese older adults' engagement with advance care planning through constructivist grounded theory.BMC medical ethics · 2025Article
- The impact of physical exercise on death anxiety in older adults: the chain-mediating role of self-efficacy and psychological resilience.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- How family support alleviates death anxiety in breast cancer patients: the mediating role of meaning in life.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesDeath anxiety (DA) refers to the negative emotions experienced when a person reflects on the inevitability of their own death, which is common among patients with cancer. It is crucial to understand the causes, coping styles and adjustment processes related to DA. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the adaptation process and outcome of patients with advanced cancer with DA and to provide evidence-based support for the development of targeted intervention measures to improve the mental health of such patients.
designThis cross-sectional qualitative study sampled patients with advanced cancer (n=20). Grounded theory procedures were used to analyse transcripts and a theoretical model generated.
settingAll interviewees in this study were from a tertiary oncology hospital in Hunan Province, China. The data analysis followed the constructive grounded theory method, involving constant comparison and memo writing.
participantsA purposive and theoretical sampling approach was used to recruit 20 patients with advanced cancer with diverse characteristics.
resultsA total of 20 participants were included in the study. Four stages of DA in patients with advanced cancer were extracted from the interview data: (1) death reminder and prominence; (2) perception and association; (3) defence and control; (4) transformation and Acceptance.
conclusionsThis study highlights the psychological status and coping strategies of dynamic nature of patients with advanced cancer when confronted with negative emotions associated with death. It emphasises the importance of timely identification of DA in psychological nursing for patients with advanced cancer and the need for targeted psychological interventions based on their specific psychological processes. IMPLICATIONS: Knowing interventions that aim to promote the integration of internal and external resources, enhance self-esteem and facilitate a calm and accepting attitude towards death could ultimately reduce the overall DA of patients with advanced cancer.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.