Death anxiety in older adults: a quantitative review.

This literature review quantitatively summarized 49 published and unpublished research studies concerning the relationship between death anxiety and age, ego integrity, gender, institutionalization, physical and psychological problems, and religiosity in older adults. Results indicated that lower eg...

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Publicado en:Death Studies Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 387 - 412
Autores principales: Fortner BV, Neimeyer RA
Formato: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul/Aug99
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          Death Psychosocial Factors
          Correlation Coefficient
          Chi Square Test
          Regression
          P-Value
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          Age Factors
          Institutionalization In Old Age
          Spirituality In Old Age
          Mental Status In Old Age
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          Aged, 80 and Over
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          Female
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      ab: This literature review quantitatively summarized 49 published and unpublished research studies concerning the relationship between death anxiety and age, ego integrity, gender, institutionalization, physical and psychological problems, and religiosity in older adults. Results indicated that lower ego integrity, more physical problems, and more psychological problems are predictive of higher levels of death anxiety in elderly people. A suggestive but equivocal relationship was found for the predictor institutionalization. Furthermore, the review statistically demonstrated the importance Of using sound methods for measuring death anxiety and sampling from the elderly population.
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