Abstract：
The present study aimed to estimate the standard score of death anxiety in the Iranian elderly. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, national and international databases were searched from inception to January 2022. All the observational studies published in Persian and English, which reported a death anxiety score based on the Templer death anxiety scale, were selected. The standard score of death anxiety in the elderly was 50% (95% CI: 45-56). No correlation was observed between the year of publication (p = .092) and sample size (p = .94) with the standard score of death anxiety in the elderly. With increased age, death anxiety scores declined. Publication bias was not significant (p = .340). Iranian seniors achieved half of the total score of death anxiety, which indicated the average level of death anxiety. Providing training to effectively manage death anxiety is essential to preventing the adverse consequences of extreme death anxiety.
摘要：
本研究旨在评估伊朗老年人死亡焦虑的标准分数。在这篇系统综述和荟萃分析中，从开始到2022年1月，搜索了国家和国际数据库。所有以波斯语和英语发表的观察研究，根据坦普尔死亡焦虑量表报告了死亡焦虑评分，被选中。老年人死亡焦虑标准分为50%(95%CI:45～56)。发表年份（p=0.092）和样本量（p=0.94）与老年人死亡焦虑的标准评分之间没有相关性。随着年龄的增长,死亡焦虑评分下降.发表偏倚不显著(p=.340)。伊朗老年人获得了死亡焦虑总分的一半，这表明了死亡焦虑的平均水平。提供有效管理死亡焦虑的培训对于防止极端死亡焦虑的不良后果至关重要。
