Differences in well-being and fear of death among female hospice employees and volunteers in Hungary

BMC Palliative Care

Table 2 Correlations of fears about death

Correlations	Perceived stress total scores		Vital exhaustion total scores		BDI total scores		WHO well-being total scores		Age
Correlations	Volunteer	Paid staff	Volunteer	Paid staff	Volunteer	Paid staff	Volunteer	Paid staff	Volunteer	Paid staff
Fear of the dying process	0.34*	0.41***	0.36*	0.35***	0.30*	0.35***	− 0.24⁺	− 0.38***	0.07	− 0.00
Fear of the dead	0.14	0.13	0.17	0.08	0.04	0.08	−0.03	− 0.12	− 0.17	− 0.25**
Fear of being destroyed	0.11	0.01	0.20	−0.01	0.17	0.05	−0.12	−0.06	− 0.01	−0.14
Fear for significant others	0.27⁺	0.03	0.37*	−0.03	0.11	−0.03	−0.18	− 0.18*	−0.15	− 0.26**
Fear of the unknown	−0.00	0.04	−0.04	0.07	−0.18	0.11	0.09	−0.10	0.01	−0.13
Fear of conscious death	0.15	0.18*	0.13	0.22*	0.27⁺	0.23*	−0.03	−0.33***	−0.11	− 0.11
Fear for the body after death	0.23	0.27**	0.06	0.27**	0.03	0.19*	−0.06	− 0.30**	0.11	− 0.08
Fear of premature death	0.20	0.46***	0.36*	0.41***	0.25⁺	0.40***	−0.09	− 0.49***	−0.10	− 0.14

Note: Volunteers: N = 42–50, paid employees: N = 115–128. + p < 0.10, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. Bold indicates cases where there is a significant difference in the strength of the relationship between the two groups

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