The effectiveness of existential therapy on pathological worry and death anxiety

The effectiveness of existential therapy on pathological worry and death anxiety of nurses who experienced sorrow due to the covid-19 pandemic

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20240217061040N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-29

Start date

2022-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-03-06

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Conditions

Condition 1: F00-F98: behavioral and mental disorders (anxiety, distress). Condition 2: Z00-Z99: Factors affecting health and contact with healthcare services. Condition 3: V62/82/Z63/4: The experience of grief.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: experienced 10 sessions of 90 minutes of existential therapy. Intervention 2: Control group:There was no intervention.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

22 Years to 47 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: being a nurse nurses who experienced sorrow due to the covid-19 pandemic

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Nurses who were under another study Nurses who were involved in personal illness Nurses who themselves had corona

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The pathological worry. Timepoint: Two weeks after the Corona. Method of measurement: Penn State's Pathological Worry (PSWQ).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The death anxiety. Timepoint: Two weeks after Corona. Method of measurement: Templer's Death Anxiety Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactReza Kazemi

Iranian academic center for education culture and research

R.kazemi@iauardabil.ac.ir+98 45 3372 8020

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026