Abdullah AVCI, Fadime Cennet ÇOKGÜN
İnönü Üniversitesi Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksek Okulu Dergisi - 2026;14(1):89-100
This study aimed to determine the levels of death anxiety and sleep quality in patients with stroke and to examine the relationship between these variables. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2024 and February 2025 in the neurology clinic of a university hospital in Turkey and included 129 patients who experienced a first acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using the Descriptive Characteristics Form, the Templer Death Anxiety Scale, and the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire. The mean age of the participants was 62.84 +/- 8.43 years; 54.3% were male, and 48.8% had primary school education. The mean score of the sample on the Death Anxiety Scale was 10.53 +/- 2.32, and the mean score on the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire was 39.84 +/- 20.39. Higher death anxiety and poorer sleep quality were observed in women, high school graduates, individuals without chronic diseases, and smokers (p<0.05). The analysis revealed a moderate negative correlation between death anxiety and sleep quality (p < 0.05). It was determined that patients who had a stroke experienced high levels of death anxiety and poor sleep quality, and that death anxiety reduced their sleep quality.
