مستوى قلق الموت لدي عينة من كبار السن و علاقته بحاجاتهم الإرشادية في ضوء جائحة كورونا

الملخص EN

The study aimed to identify the relationship between the level of death anxiety and the counseling needs of the elderly in light of the Corona pandemic, in Medina.

this study was applied on a sample of (66) elderly people in Medina, in light of the Corona pandemic, which consisted of (28) elderly and (38) elderly women, whose ages ranged between 60-75.

the researcher used the death anxiety scale (the researcher's preparation), a questionnaire of indicative needs, for the elderly in light of the Corona pandemic (the researcher's preparation), where it was found that the level of death anxiety among the elderly is of an average degree (2.18 out of 3).

the dimension of fear of death and beyond came first, followed by the dimension of fear of infection with the Coronavirus, and it also revealed that there are no statistically significant differences at the level of (0.05) in the level of death anxiety, and the counseling needs of the elderly in light of the Corona pandemic, attributed to a variable : location residence (family, home for the elderly).

there are also statistically significant differences at the level (0.01) in the level of death anxiety among the elderly in light of the Corona pandemic, due to the gender variable (males and females) in favor of males, and that there are no statistically significant differences at the level of (0.05) in the level of needs guidance among the elderly in light of the Corona pandemic is attributable to gender (males and females) with the exception of the first axis : security needs, there are statistically significant differences at the level of (0.01) in favor of males.

the results of the study revealed that there is a positive statistically significant correlation at the level (0.01) between death anxiety and its axes, counseling needs, and its dimensions among the elderly in Medina, in light of the Corona pandemic, with the exception of the need for self-realization.

where there is a negative relationship between death anxiety and the need for self-realization in the elderly.

the level of extension needs reached (2.21), which indicates an average degree in the level of extension needs from the point of view of the elderly in Medina, in light of the Corona pandemic, and that the most important of these needs are social needs, then security needs and then the need to achieve the self and the last of which is the need for appreciation.