Societal impact of death anxiety and mental health among nurses in India

Abstract

This study examines the potential impact of the research conducted on death anxiety among nurses through the perspective of positive psychology aiming to enhance nurses’ mental health. This study details the prospective societal, psychological, economical, policy level, and cultural impact of the original death anxiety research. Having identified various stakeholders, it sheds light on how personal beliefs, societal norms, and institutional practices intersect in shaping nurses’ coping mechanisms and mental well-being. Implications drawn from these findings offer valuable insights for future researchers, particularly in the Indian healthcare context, emphasizing the need for tailored interventions and support mechanisms. The pathway approach, along with considerations from the Research Excellence Framework module, is employed to ensure that the proposed interventions are both theoretically sound and practically applicable. It is concluded that awareness of the socio-cultural background of a region is helpful in generating creative solutions to the challenges faced.

Keywords

• Death anxiety
• Mental health
• Pathway approach
• Humility
• Work engagement
• Indian nurses