Anxiety or reflection? exploring profiles of death awareness among chinese nurses: a latent profile analysis

Our study suggests that nurses' death awareness can be categorized into three distinct profiles: Calm Reflectors, The Anxious, and Anxious Reflectors. Key predictors of these profiles include resilience, educational level, years of service, parental status, and read death education-related information. The findings suggest that enhancing resilience and targeted educational interventions are crucial for supporting nurses in managing death-related emotional and cognitive responses effectively.