The effect of listening to Tavasol prayer on death anxiety in older adult.

Abstract

Introduction: Anxiety of death is a real anxiety and one of the most components in the mental health of people, especially the elderly. Prayer therapy is a traditional intervention to alleviate disease and promote health. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of listening to prayer on death anxiety of elderly in Kashan. Method: This clinical trial study was performed on 70 elderly in Kashan, 2019. Patients were randomly assigned to control and intervention groups. Before intervention, demographic data and death anxiety questionnaires were completed by patients in both groups. In the intervention group, during one month, every other day (three times a week) after the Maghreb and Esha prayers at the Saraallah Mosque in Kashan, the Tavasol prayer was recited with the voice of Haji Mehdi Samavati through a speaker. The control group did not receive any intervention. The death anxiety questionnaire was completed again immediately after the end of the intervention and one month later in two groups. Data were analyzed using ANOVA, Chi-square and independent and paired t-test in