Prediction of Death Anxiety based on Body Image Concerns Mediated by Disease Perception in Patients with Breast Cancer

The present study aimed to predict death anxiety based on body image concerns mediated by disease perception in patients with breast cancer. In this descriptive correlation study, Templer's Death Anxiety Scale, Littleton’s Body Image Concern Inventory, and Broadbent's Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire were used collect data. statistical population included all cancer Abadan City 2020 who referred medical centers for six months. A total of 200 whom selected as the sample using convenience sampling. proposed model was evaluated path analysis AMOS software. results showed that there a significant association between (β=0.33, P=0.001), (β=0.57, (β= 0.39, P=0.001). There relationship through mediating role (P=0.009). According mediation had good fit is an important step identifying factors affecting