title: Attitude toward death in healthy people and patients with diabetes and cancer.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A person's beliefs can influence the progression of his/her disease;and battling an illness can trigger severe anxiety about death. This study aims to compare the attitude toward death between healthy people and those suffering from diabetes and cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a cross-sectional study, 300 individuals were selected by convenient sampling method. Three groups were matched by gender, age, education, and monthly income. Information was collected through a Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAPR) questionnaire and Analyzed Via Covariance (ANCOVA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicated no difference in death attitude among the three groups (f=2.705, p<0.05). All the three groups displayed a higher mean in neutral and approach acceptance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, it was found that disease did not seem to change death attitudes; rather the patients' current attitude had been shaped by previous stages of their sickness.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran.
authors.forename: Masoumeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nozari
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran.
authors.forename: Yarali
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dousti
keywords: Attitudes to death; Breast cancer; Diabetes mellitus type II; Digestive system cancer