title: [Professions and fear of death--are they correlated?].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There are relatively few data on the relationship between professions and fear of death.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the authors was to examine the association between profession and fear of death.
  
  
  METHODS
  Physicians, medical students and other healthcare workers, priests, psychologists and non-healthcare workers (N = 1062) were asked about their attitude to death by means of the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant differences were found in the total and some factor scores among the study groups. Priests showed the lowest fear of death values. Scores on the Fear of the Dead Factor was the highest in psychologists and non-healthcare workers who had no contact with the dead and dying.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fear of death seems rather to be present in professions dealing less directly with the dead and dying.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Magatartástudományi Intézet Budapest Nagyvárad tér 4. 1089.
authors.forename: Ágnes
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Zana
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Magatartástudományi Intézet Budapest Nagyvárad tér 4. 1089 University of Calgary Department of Psychology Calgary.
authors.forename: Barna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Konkolÿ Thege
authors.affiliation: 3Q Oktatási és Tréning Központ Budapest.
authors.forename: Imre
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Limpár
authors.affiliation: Zala Megyei Kórház Zalaegerszeg.
authors.forename: Eszter
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Henczi
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar I. Belgyógyászati Klinika Budapest.
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Golovics
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Magatartástudományi Intézet Budapest Nagyvárad tér 4. 1089.
authors.forename: János
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pilling
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Magatartástudományi Intézet Budapest Nagyvárad tér 4. 1089.
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hegedűs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D002835:Christianity; D002977:Clergy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011584:Psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057566:Self Report; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: egészségügyi dolgozók; fear of death; foglalkozás; halálfélelem; healthcare workers; lelkészek; priests; profession; psychologists; pszichológusok