Prediction of Death Anxiety of Elderly Based on Mindfulness and Irrational Beliefs

Introduction: One of the important areas of health in the elderly is its psychological aspect, requiring special attention and prevention of disorders such as anxiety in them. Death anxiety as an abnormal fear of death undermines effective compatibility. The present study was conducted to predict death anxiety of the elderly based on mindfulness and irrational beliefs. Methods: The statistical population of this descriptive and correlative study included all the male elderly over 60 years in Ardabil in 2016, of whom 110 persons were selected as the statistical sample using the convenience sampling. To collect data, the mindfulness scale (MASS), irrational belief scale (IBT-A), and death anxiety scale (DAS) were used. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression methods with SPSS software version 23.