TY - JOUR T1 - Death Anxiety in the Elderly: The Role of Cognitive Failures, Flexibility and Distortion TT - اضطراب مرگ در سالمندان: نفش نارسایی، انعطاف‌پذیری و تحریف شناختی JF - ilam-ijgn JO - ilam-ijgn VL - 4 IS - 1 UR - http://jgn.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-244-en.html Y1 - 2017 SP - 48 EP - 58 KW - Anxiety KW - Aged KW - Cognition. N2 - Introduction and purpose: Death anxiety is the most important factor among elderly. This study was aimed to identify the relationship between cognitive failures, flexibility and distortion with death anxiety among elderly living in Ardabil city. Material and Methods: In this descriptive study, 130 Elderly men were selected using convenience sampling method from all elderly men over 60 years old in Ardabil city, 2017. Data were collected using the cognitive failures questionnaire (CFQ), cognitive flexibility scale (CFI), cognitive distortion scale (ICDS) and death anxiety scale (DAS). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression methods. Findings:The results showed a significant relationship between cognitive failures (r=0.62), cognitive flexibility (r=-0.57) and cognitive distortion (r=0.60) with death anxiety (p<0.05). Beta coefficients for cognitive failures was 0.37, cognitive flexibility -0.26 and cognitive distortion 0.36 and these indicators significantly predict death anxiety of elderly (p<0.05). Conclusion: From this study, it can be concluded that elderly with higher levels of cognitive failures and distortion suffer from higherer death anxiety, while higher cognitive flexibility could decrease their death anxiety. M3 ER -