Role of Religious Faith in Relation with Perceived Stress and Death Anxiety among Nurses: A Comparison among Married and Un-Married Nurses

Abstract

The goal of the study was to check the role of religious faith in relation with perceived stress and death anxiety among nurses working at ICU unit. To approach the target sample a purposive sampling technique was used. The sample was justified through a-priori sample size calculator. Total sample was comprised of 160 nurses at ICU Unit. Data was collected from females. Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 27.0. Results of the study showed a significant negative relationship of religious faith in relation with perceived stress and death anxiety among nurses working at ICU unit. Results indicated a significant positive relationship between perceived stress and death anxiety (r = 0.56, p < 0.01), suggesting that higher stress levels are associated with increased death anxiety. However, religious faith revealed negative relationship with death anxiety and perceived stress among nurses working at ICU uni. Moreover, the comparison among married and unmarried nurses showed a higher level of death anxiety, and perceived stress among unmarried nurses. On the basis of the study findings it is revealed that in order to minimize the perceived stress and death anxiety it is necessary to increase the religious faith among nurses working at ICU unit in various hospitals in Pakistan.