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abusers. In the ROC analyses, the area under the curve was found to be 0.90. The ROC analysis has shown that the area under the curve
for alcohol abusers was 0.81 and for substance abusers was 0.93 (Graph 1 and 2).
The BAPI craving subscale was found to be consistent with the PACS and the motivation subscale was found to be consistent with the
SOCRATES. The BAPI total score showed a significant correlation with the MATT average score and the composite score of the Medical
Condition, Substance Use, and Legal Status and Family Social Relations subscales of the ASI questionnaire.
Discussion: The results have shown that psychometric properties of the BAPI are satisfactory for alcohol and substance abusers. The
psychometric properties of the total scale and the data of alcohol and substance abuse are similar. Finally, we can say that the BAPI can
assess both alcohol and substance abuse rather than just alcohol use.
Key words: Addiction, alcohol, assessment
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[PP-056] Ref. No: 160
Death anxiety among terminally ill inpatients
Marjan Anvar Abnavi, Ali Javadpour, Sahand Mohamadzadeh
Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
E-mail: anvarm@sums.ac.ir
Objective: In spite of the certainty of death, people seem unable to escape anxiety at the prospect of it. Death anxiety contributes
to important emotional and behavioral consequences. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of death anxiety with
variables such as severity of illness, depression, and religious beliefs.
Methods: The study is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The data were collected by using a demographic questionnaire, the Templar
Death Anxiety Scale, the Beck Depression Questionnaire, the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale and the Religious Attitude Questionnaire.
Stepwise multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify the factors that influenced the degree of death anxiety.
Results: A group of one hundred and fifty persons, (50 severely ill patients, 50 relatives, and 50 normal controls) completed the
questionnaires. Death anxiety score was 7.2 in attendants, 5.3 in patients, and 4.4 in the control group. Depression and severity of illness
had a positive correlation with death anxiety (p