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Previous studies on the context between death anxiety and religion do not provide any clear evidence regarding "anxiety buffer" function. In this explorative study, death anxiety and attitude to death were determined in the context of mood, personality and meaning of life among groups of Muslims (n = 60) and Christian Protestants (n = 60). Death anxiety and attitude to death were assessed using the Bochum questionnaire for recording death anxiety and attitudes to death. Death anxiety was mild to moderate in our healthy Participants of Muslim and Christian faith. Attitude towards death was therefore much more pronounced among Muslim members than Christians. The influence of religious beliefs on the fear of death does not appear to be direct and linear. Sources that provide meaning in life and emotional stability can contribute to a reduction in death anxiety and a less problematic attitude towards death.

Suicide is a worldwide phenomenon resulting in the deaths of more than 700,000 people each year. For every suicide, there are those left behind. The research on sibling's experiences of grief and the support they require after the loss of their sibling is limited. This study explored the experiences of grief and the support siblings bereaved through suicide experienced. Support groups passed on study information to individuals they felt were suitable for participation. Ten adult siblings were interviewed for the study. Thematic analysis was used to find three themes, shared understanding, holding space for grief, and relationships. The findings indicate that siblings desire support from other siblings bereaved through suicide, as well as social support free from stigma that is willing to listen. The relationship between the suicided sibling and the living sibling had effects on the grief experience, as well as parentification, and effects from organisational interaction.

Intervention in Palliative Care aims to provide physical, psychosocial, and spiritual relief for patients and family members. Brief interventions with a psycho-existential approach have shown positive responses; however, cultural adaptations are needed. This pilot study aimed to develop the Meaning of Life Therapy (MLT), a novel psycho-existential intervention, rooted in the Dignity Therapy, Life Review, and Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy. MLT was culturally adapted to the Portuguese context to include questions about forgiveness, apology, reconciliation, farewell, and a legacy document, i.e., the Life Letter. Nine PC cancer patients answered a 14-question MLT protocol, intended to help patients find purpose and meaning in life. Eight themes emerged: Family, Preservation of Identity, Life Retrospective, Clinical Situation, Achievements, Socio-Professional Valorization, Forgiveness/Apology/Reconciliation, and Saying Goodbye. MLT has proved its ability to respond to the psycho-existential needs of PC patients. Further studies should be conducted to gain extensive knowledge of the effectiveness of culturally responsive interventions.

This study looks at the evolution of the nonfiction English language near death experience (NDE) book genre over the past 50 years. The key research aim was to identify subgenres of NDE books to better understand how the epistemology of NDEs has been shaped by the popular literature. The study employed a qualitative methodology and was both inductive and deductive. World Cat and Library of Congress databases were used to identify printed and digital books, as well as textbooks, published on the NDE topic. Each book was coded to classify it within a specific subgenre. Findings showed that the largest subgenre of English language NDE books has been the experiencer account, whether written in an autobiographical or biographical format. Other large subgenres have included scientific investigations, religiously oriented books (especially Christian), and books exploring the personal aftereffects of NDEs. Subgenres that have emerged in recent decades include compilations of "lessons" from NDEs, books written by neuroscientists, and books written by medical practitioners about patient experiences. The author concludes that public knowledge about NDEs has been greatly shaped by experiencer accounts published in books. Furthermore, the emergence of new subgenres of NDE books, and the growth of others, signals ongoing change in the epistemology of the phenomenon. Reflexive practice was central to the development of the final manuscript. Reflexivity is seamlessly integrated throughout the paper and demonstrates how the author's familiarity with the book genre, and the NDE subject in general, shaped the development and conduct of this study.

Suicide is a significant public health challenge worldwide, with inconsistent behavioral patterns. This study examined the psychological processes underlying 191 suicide notes left by older adults in Uruguay, a country doubling global and regional suicide rates, with the highest prevalence among those aged 60+. Uruguay highlights in the region as a high-income country. Through content analysis with an inter-judge strategy, the notes revealed that loneliness, loss of interest, and loss of meaning for life, were prevalent. Financial hardship was not a primary reason for suicide. Social connectedness was highlighted as a factor for reducing suicide risk in older adults, particularly those with ill health and physical impairment. The study sheds light on the need to expand social services aimed at reducing loneliness and the need to combat ageism and social prejudice towards suicide in Uruguay, providing valuable insights into suicide prevention strategies for older adults in diverse social settings.

Determination of the relationship between nurses' attitudes towards issues, such as end-of-life care that is specific to intensive care, euthanasia, and organ donation and their moral sensitivity levels is one of the important points for working out ethical problems encountered in intensive care units and increasing the quality of care. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the attitudes of intensive care nurses towards organ donation, euthanasia, and terminal patients and their moral sensitivity. The study was completed with 175 nurses who agreed to participate in the study. Informed consent of the participants was obtained. While nurses' attitudes towards euthanasia, death, and caring for the dying patient did not correlate with their moral sensitivities, their attitudes towards organ donation did.

Nurses play an important role in caring for dying patients. The ability to face a dying patient is a vital necessity and skill for nurses. Nurses' experiences in dealing with dying patients help to identify the factors affecting nursing care. Therefore, this meta-synthesis explains nurses caring experiences for dying patients. In this meta-synthesis review, English qualitative articles related to nurses' caring experiences with dying patients that were published in Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and CINAHL databases were selected. The results presented in 4 themes and 4 sub-themes, including (i) dual parallel nursing care (patient care and family care), (ii) conflict between nurses' beliefs and care duties, (iii) care reflections on the nurse (positive and negative care reflection, and (iv) coping strategies of nurses. This study shows that nurses provide diverse care to dying patients and their families, which has had positive and negative reflections on their personal and professional lives. Nurses sometimes had a conflict with their beliefs and treatment protocols, which hesitate to perform the treatment. Although nurses use various coping strategies when caring for dying patients and their families, they need more strategies to cope with multi-faceted physical, mental, spiritual, educational, and management issues.

The phenomena of out-of-body experience (OBE) and near-death experience (NDE) have attracted increasing research interest. In this study, we used a set of videos to examine verbal and gestural descriptions of a group of people talking about their OBE experiences. Two chi-square tests were used to find out what type of sentences and what type of gestures were more frequently used to describe normally-possible and normally-impossible OBE events. The results showed that normally-impossible OBE events were described more frequently by metaphoric sentences than literal sentences. Verbal descriptions of normally-impossible events were accompanied more frequently by metaphoric gestures than iconic gestures. Based on these results, we suggest that impossibility, emotional load, and extremeness are key factors in the metaphorical description of normally-impossible OBE events. Therefore, in addition to abstractness and unfamiliarity, these three factors are behind the active use of verbal and gestural metaphors in describing normally-impossible OBE events.

Death notification (DN) in active conflict is constrained by safety, distance, and uncertain identification; however, it can shape early grief and trust. This qualitative study examines wartime DN in Ukraine (2022-2025) through 20 interviews with territorial recruitment officers, frontline medics, military chaplains, and next-of-kin, triangulated with documentary and linguistic analysis. Participants described a conflict-conditioned decision grammar for mode selection (in-person, telephone, secure messenger), recurring ethical trade-offs (timeliness vs. verification; clarity vs. euphemism), and the stabilizing value of plain language, held pauses, and immediate handover to ritual and practical support. Training and debriefing were scarce; the participants repeatedly requested lightweight adaptations of SPIKES/CONNECT and a one-page checklist. Rather than proposing an entirely new framework, we identify conflict-specific adaptations to established DN protocols, focusing on three elements that appear particularly salient under wartime constraints: clear disclosure, empathic containment, and guaranteed follow-up - to reduce preventable harm under constrained resources.

Despite the recognized importance of spirituality and religiosity in bereavement coping, Indian devotional practices remain underexamined in existing literature. Anchored in the Dual Process Model of coping with bereavement, this study examines the role of bhakti (devotional love) in shaping grief experiences among young Indian widows. Drawing on 28 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with widows aged 21-40, the analysis situates devotional engagement within socio-cultural contexts marked by gendered norms and social constraint. The findings indicate that bhakti does not offer a permanent resolution to grief or structural hardship. Rather, it functions as a multi-dimensional, culturally embedded, and episodic coping resource that facilitates emotional catharsis, communal support, and meaning-making. Through these processes, widows oscillate between loss-oriented and restoration-oriented experiences, highlighting bhakti's role in supporting adaptive engagement with grief without negating its persistence.