Influencing factors of attitudes towards death and demands for death education among community-dwelling Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Considering older adults are getting closer to the end-of-life and face death more directly. Attitudes to death not only affect the physical and mental health of older adults, but also affect their acceptance of hospice care, even the quality of death. This study aims to explore the status, influencing factors of attitudes toward death and demands of death education among the community-dwelling older adults in southwestern China.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was adopted to investigate 683 community-dwelling older adults in Chongqing, China. Non-parametric test and multiple linear regression analysis was used to explore the influencing factors of different attitudes toward death of older adults in community.

Results

The multiple linear regression models

SUBMITTER: Lei L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9219144 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature