%0 Journal Article %1 citeulike:180210 %A Lockhart, L. K. %A Bookwala, J. %A Fagerlin, A. %A Coppola, K. M. %A Ditto, P. H. %A Danks, J. H. %A Smucker, W. D. %C Department of Psychology & Sociology, MSC 177, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA. %D 2001 %J Omega (Westport) %K adults cause worry death older %N 4 %P 331--347 %T Older adults' attitudes toward death: links to perceptions of health and concerns about end-of-life issues. %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12569924 %V 43 %X The current study had two primary goals, to determine whether: 1) self-rated mental and physical health, pain, and experience with health problems were predictors of elderly adults' attitudes toward death; and 2) death attitudes predict end-of-life medical treatment concerns. Participants were 109 adults, 65 years of age or older (M=78.74 years), recruited from the local community. Regression analysis indicated that poorer perceived physical health predicted a greater likelihood of viewing death as an escape, and poorer perceived mental health predicted a greater fear of death. Viewing death as an escape and fearing death predicted end-of-life medical treatment concerns; a greater endorsement of either attitude predicted more concern. Possible explanations for the links between perceived health, attitudes toward death, and concern about end-of-life issues are suggested.

@article{citeulike:180210, abstract = {The current study had two primary goals, to determine whether: 1) self-rated mental and physical health, pain, and experience with health problems were predictors of elderly adults' attitudes toward death; and 2) death attitudes predict end-of-life medical treatment concerns. Participants were 109 adults, 65 years of age or older (M=78.74 years), recruited from the local community. Regression analysis indicated that poorer perceived physical health predicted a greater likelihood of viewing death as an escape, and poorer perceived mental health predicted a greater fear of death. Viewing death as an escape and fearing death predicted end-of-life medical treatment concerns; a greater endorsement of either attitude predicted more concern. Possible explanations for the links between perceived health, attitudes toward death, and concern about end-of-life issues are suggested.}, added-at = {2007-02-16T15:24:54.000+0100}, address = {Department of Psychology \& Sociology, MSC 177, Texas A\&M University, Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.}, author = {Lockhart, L. K. and Bookwala, J. and Fagerlin, A. and Coppola, K. M. and Ditto, P. H. and Danks, J. H. and Smucker, W. D.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25b9b909154b99f61144ddd1d6364301a/willwade}, citeulike-article-id = {180210}, comment = {does getting old and thinking about death increase your chances of dying?}, interhash = {86513a521a5cb72f439a0627fc6ca0e6}, intrahash = {5b9b909154b99f61144ddd1d6364301a}, issn = {0030-2228}, journal = {Omega (Westport)}, keywords = {adults cause worry death older}, number = 4, pages = {331--347}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2007-02-16T15:25:00.000+0100}, title = {Older adults' attitudes toward death: links to perceptions of health and concerns about end-of-life issues.}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve\&db=pubmed\&dopt=Abstract\&list_uids=12569924}, volume = 43, year = 2001 }