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Elderly People's Acceptance of Death: A Study of a Polish Cohort.

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:Introduction: Old age is usually the natural time for people to prepare for death, which may evoke various emotions ranging from acceptance to hostility. Aim of the work: The study aimed at specifying various degrees to which elderly people accept death. Material and method: The study employed the diagnostic poll method and an Inventory of the Attitude towards Death (IAD) poll questionnaire. The investigation was administered in a cohort of 150 people over 65 years of age living in Poland. Results: The highest results were noted both for males and females on the "Value" scale (M = 4.94 and M = 4.96) and on the "Necessity" scale (M = 4.79 and M = 4.95). These two scales also had the highest values in the cohorts of city dwellers and country dwellers. A statistically significant difference (Z = 2.339, p = 0.019) was found in the "Necessity" dimension between investigated people with higher education and others. Furthermore, statistically significant differences were found in the following dimensions: "Mysteriousness", "Value", "Dread", "Tragedy", and "Absurdity". Comparing death dimensions in people with chronic illnesses and in those without such illnesses, meaningful statistical differences were noted in the "Necessity" dimension (t = 1.983, p = 0.049). However, analysing death dimensions in people who suffered because of a severe illness in a family member and respondents whose families were healthy, statistically significant differences were noted in the "Absurdity" dimension (t = 2.057, p = 0.041). Conclusions: Sex, the place of residence, and death of a close person did not affect elderly people's acceptance of death. On the other hand, those suffering from chronic diseases were more aware of the inevitability of death. People without higher education were also more aware of the inevitability of death. Suffering of a serious disease of a close one considerably affected acceptance of death in the elderly.

journal_name

Int J Environ Res Public Health

journal_title

International journal of environmental research and public health

authors

Wysokiński M,Fidecki W,Jarosz M

doi

10.3390/ijerph16183374

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-09-12 00:00:00

issue

eissn

1661-7827

issn

1660-4601

pii

ijerph16183374

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Elderly People's Acceptance of Death: A Study of a Polish Cohort.