THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS IN FEELING WELL-PREPARED FOR DEATH AND DYING
Fabio Selovin, Fiona Rupprecht, Jana Nikitin · 2024
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Fabio Selovin, Fiona Rupprecht, and Jana Nikitin ask in a 2024 study what makes older adults feel ready for death and dying. Past work often counts formal steps, such as writing a will. This team instead studies the felt sense of being ready, and how it shifts with how near death feels.
They surveyed 121 people aged 51 to 95. Neither formal steps nor talks with a partner about death predicted the felt sense of readiness. Fear of death was the strongest factor, and it pulled readiness down. For those who felt death was near, readiness was higher when their urge to give to others, and their chances to do so, were high.
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| CREATOR | Fabio Selovin, Fiona Rupprecht, Jana Nikitin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |