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9309493

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
Attitudes to death were explored in 125 community residents aged 81 and older. Those people who thought about dying had less frequent contact with their interview informant; those who thought about death more frequently showed less severe cognitive impairment, a greater severity of depressive symptoms, and were more likely to be unmarried and were more commonly reported to be depressed by their interview informant. Worries about dying showed no association with sociodemographic or clinical variables. The commonest category of response from spontaneous comments was concerning the circumstances of dying. The results are discussed in light of other research findings, and emphasize the influence of low mood and social factors on death attitudes. This may have implications for closer examination of such attitudes in the assessment of depression and suicidal risk as well as in the care of the dying.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1041-6102
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Attitudes toward death: a community study of octoagenarians and nonagenarians.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article