Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to clarify the definition of ‘death attitude’ reflecting the passage of time and socio-cultural context through conceptual analysis . Method: The concept of ‘death attitude’ was analyzed using a hybrid model to clarify the concept's properties and definition. For theoretical analysis, literature published from 2016 to 2021 was searched and a total of 33 articles including 25 domestic and 8 foreign studies were analysed. For a field study, seven adults were interviewed in May-June, 2021. Result: The domain of ‘death attitude’ concept were deduced into positive, neutral, and negative domains. At the field research stage, 'how to relieve the burden on those left behind' under the 'escape' attribute, 'no time to think about death' under the 'avoidance' attribute, and 'anxiety about unexpected death' under the 'anxiety' attribute were newly discovered. Conclusions: ‘Death attitude’ is a positive, neutral, or negative attitude toward death according to multuple characteristics such as demographics, spiritual well-being, direct or indirect experiences of death, or death-related educational experiences. Death attitude affects quality of life, meaning of life, and end-of-life care. It is important for nurses to be aware of their own death attitudes in order to provide quality end-of-life care to patients and their families.
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