Longitudinal Follow-Up of Death Anxiety and Psychophysical-Symptom Experience of Participants in the Silent Mentor Program

Wong LP 1 , Tan SL 2 , Alias H 1 , Sia TE 2 , Saw A 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Unit of Silent Mentor Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Omega (Westport), 2023 Nov;88(1):157-170.
PMID: 34490819 DOI: 10.1177/00302228211043613

Abstract

This study assessed death anxiety (Death Anxiety Questionnaire, DAQ) and psychophysical- (psychological and physical) symptom experience following cadaveric dissection among the Silent Mentor Program (SMP) participants before thawing (T1), after the suturing, dressing and coffining session (T2), and one month post-program (T3). There was a significant decline in the total DAQ score comparing T1 and T2 (t = 7.69, p 

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