en Education Education توصيفی و نظرسنجی Descriptive Study <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Aims:</span></span></span></strong> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Coronary artery bypass grafting is a recommended and effective treatment for some heart patients. Among its psychological complications, death anxiety is one of the most common. Various factors can influence the development and severity of this anxiety. This study aimed to investigate death anxiety and its related factors in patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Instrument & Methods:</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> This descriptive-correlational study was conducted at Shariati Hospital in Isfahan in 2024. A total of 100 coronary artery bypass grafting candidates admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit were selected through convenience sampling. After obtaining informed consent, participants were instructed to complete a questionnaire, which consisted of two parts, including demographic data and Templer&rsquo;s Death Anxiety Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 through descriptive statistics and the Pearson correlation coefficient.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Findings:</span></span></span></strong> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">The overall level of death anxiety in patients was moderate. There was a significant relationship between death anxiety and parameters, such as age, sex, marital status, employment, and the presence of underlying disease (p&le;0.05). However, no significant relationship was found with place of residence (urban/rural), education level, or duration of illness (p>0.05).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Conclusion:</span></span></span></strong> <span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Death anxiety is influenced by various factors, such as age, gender, employment status, marital status, and religious beliefs</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">.</span></span></span></span></span></span> Death Anxiety,Death,Coronary Artery Bypass, 83 88 http://jccs.yums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-316-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 G. Rezaei 10031947532846006018 10031947532846006018 No Department of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Sciences Development Research Center, Najafabad Center (Na.C.), Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran F. Salmani 10031947532846006019 10031947532846006019 Yes Department of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Sciences Development Research Center, Najafabad Center (Na.C.), Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran