title: Attitude towards euthanasia in relation to death anxiety among a sample of 343 nurses in India.
abstract: Scores on Attitude towards Euthanasia were correlated with scores on Death Anxiety among 343 female nurses in India using Templer's Death Anxiety Scale and the authors' 24-item attitude scale. No significant correlation was found between the two sets of scores (r = -.09) or a nonlinear score on relation. Age of nurses was not significantly related to Attitude towards Euthanasia (r = .07) or Death Anxiety (r = .11). As measured, death anxiety has no bearing on attitude about euthanasia.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Gwalior. rayratna@googlemail.com
authors.forename: Ratna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raju
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology*; D001293:Attitude to Death; D005065:Euthanasia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires