Aicha Afarfar

Laboratory of sociology and psychology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Faculty of Letters and Human Science, Dhar El Mahraz, Fez, Morocco

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Relationship Between Death Anxiety And Sleep Quality Among Moroccan Women Breast Cancer
  Author(s): Zineb Najmi*, Badr El Marjany, Mohamed El Marjany and Aicha Afarfar
  
  This study aims to examine the relationship between the death anxiety level and the sleep quality level among women with breast cancer in a cancer center in Rabat in order to understand the impact of psychological factors on the health and social status of patients. This study is a descriptive correlational study which included 101 women with breast cancer from Friends of the National Institute of Oncology Association in Rabat (AMINO). Sleep quality was measured using the Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the level of death anxiety was assessed using the Death Anxiety Scale (DAS). The data were statistically analyzed using IBM SPSS version 25. The results of the study showed a significant decrease in the level of sleep quality among the participants; with an average sleep quality score of 8.32 ± 5.26, which was particularly represented by difficulty falling asleep and short sleep.. Read More»
  

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