ROLE OF DEATH ANXIETY AND ANXIETY SENSITIVITY IN PREDICTION OF TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY IN PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER

Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancers and one of the leading
causes of death worldwide. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of death anxiety
andAnxiety sensitivity in Prediction of Intolerance of Uncertainty in patients with lung cancer.
Materials & Methods: This study was correlational. The research population consisted of all patients
with lung cancer in hospitals of Ardabil province in 2017. 93 individuals were selected as the total
available sampling and responded to Intolerance of Uncertainty, death anxiety and anxiety sensitivity
questionnaires. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple
regression.
Results: The results of correlation coefficients showed that Intolerance of Uncertainty has a negative
relationship with death anxiety, Anxiety sensitivity and its components Regression analysis also showed
that 27 Percent of the total variance of Intolerance of Uncertainty is explained by death anxiety and
Anxiety sensitivity.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that death anxiety and Anxiety sensitivity have a
meaningful ability to predict Intolerance of Uncertainty. The results of this study suggest the need for
educational and psychological programs along with medical programs to reduce and deal with stress and
death anxiety to increase the Intolerance of Uncertainty in patients with lung cancer