The near-death experience: A study of its validity.
Aureliano Pacciolla
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1996-14-3-p179-185. (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 125 |
| Population | Individuals resuscitated at a hospital in Italy |
| Measures | NDE Scale |
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Citations | 9 |
| Key findings | Among resuscitated patients in Italy who returned the questionnaire, 37.5 percent met the NDE Scale criteria for authentic near-death experiences. The authors suggest these data reveal some limitations in Greyson's NDE Scale and make recommendations for future research. |
Abstract
An Italian translation of Greyson's (1983a) NDE Scale was administered to 125 individuals who had been resuscitated at a hospital in Italy. By NDE Scale criteria 37.5 percent of those who returned the questionnaire had authentic NDEs. These data suggest some limitations to Grayson's NDE Scale and recommendations for future research.
Comparable studies
Other cross-sectional and survey studies on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Proneness Correlates With the Intensity of Near-Death Experience Individuals who have experienced a near-death experience (classical or NDE-like) and... | 2018 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 228 |
| A systematic analysis of distressing near-death experience accounts Individuals who had a near-death experience and wrote down their account | 2019 | Cross-sectional study | n = 123 |
| Reduced death threat in near-death experiencers Adults who had near-death experiences, came close to death without NDE, or never came... | 1992 | Cross-sectional study | n = 290 |
| Near-Death Experiences in a Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic Population Psychiatric outpatients | 2003 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 832 |
| Near-Death States Reported in a Sample of 50 Misusers Previous ketamine misusers who reported a ketamine-related near-death experience | 2010 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 50 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 6
- Temporality of Features in Near-Death Experience Narratives Frontiers in Human Neuroscience June 13, 2017
- A comparative analysis of Japanese and Western NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies 2014
- Validity and reliability of the Near-Death Experience Scale-6 (NDE-6). Journal of Near-Death Studies 2003
- The Bereaved Detachment Experience: An NDE-like Phenomenon. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying April 28, 2025
- Near-death experiences: the mystical feeling of “crossing over” and its impact on faith and spirituality The Science of Religion, Spirituality, and Existentialism 2020
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