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In this study, using the outbreak of the COVID\u201019 pandemic as a case example, we aimed to investigate the status of death anxiety and corresponding coping strategies among front line medical staff within the context of public health emergencies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>By convenient sampling, 170 front line medical staff were recruited into this study. The self\u2010made general data questionnaire, the Death Attitude Profile\u2010Revised scale, death anxiety and coping during the epidemic questionnaire were used as tools for questionnaire survey.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our results indicate that the total score of the DAP\u2010R scale for front line medical staff was 96.64 \u00b1 14.23. Among the five dimensions of the scale, the scores in the neutral acceptance (4.07 \u00b1 0.52) and death avoidance (3.27 \u00b1 0.77) dimensions are relatively high. 81.2% participants reported that combating the pandemic could lead to more positive attitudes towards death. Medical staff experienced serious death anxiety before traveling to epidemic areas and after hearing about the infection of colleagues. In coping with death anxiety, helpful information support included \u201cInformation on the disease treatment and prevention\u201d (70.59%) and \u201cPositive news about fighting against the COVID\u201019\u201d (66.47%). \u201cCommunication between medical teams\u201d (71.76%) and \u201creading supporting information\u201d (68.24%) were considered useful interventions that could ameliorate death anxiety.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Death anxiety existed throughout the entire cycle of epidemic control and management, and medical staff required support to overcome it. The data generated in this study provide a reference to inform development of death education and support programs according to the needs of the medical staff and the characteristics of public health emergencies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/phn.70137","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,25]],"date-time":"2026-05-25T08:44:42Z","timestamp":1779698682000},"page":"1261-1271","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Death Anxiety Status and Coping Strategies of Front Line Medical Staff During the Public Health Emergencies"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"43","author":[{"given":"Yahui","family":"Cui","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of nursing Naval Medical University  Shanghai China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lu","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Stomatology The 960th Hospital of PLA  Jinan China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jianling","family":"Fan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Management Center, Changzheng Hospital Naval Medical University  Shanghai China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mengshi","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Research Center, Changhai Hospital Naval Medical University  Shanghai China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ruzhen","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Anorectal surgery, Changhai Hospital Naval Medical University  Shanghai China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ting","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery General Hospital of PLA Western Theater Command  Chengdu China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6725-8311","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lingjun","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of nursing Naval Medical University  Shanghai China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_13_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1159\/000513733"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1590\/1518.8345.4769.3448"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/07481187.2020.1837297"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3760\/cma.j.cn115682\u20100231208\u201002521"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/nop2.390"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejon.2015.10.003"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30983-X"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejon.2019.08.002"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.12104\/j.issn.1674\u20104748.2021.17.024"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2147\/PRBM.S311996"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7416\/ai.2020.2350"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12904\u2010021\u201000846\u20108"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.12104\/j.issn.1674\u20104748.2020.07.049"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3761\/j.issn.1672\u20109234.2016.04.015"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijnurstu.2022.104242"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S1754470X20000215"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_13_18_1","first-page":"2","article-title":"Death Anxiety Among Nurses and Health Care Professionals: A Review Article","volume":"4","author":"Nia H. 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