End-of-Life Activities Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13628656
AutoresMiho Tanaka (0000-0002-0982-0473, Mukogawa Women’s University, Nishinomiya, Japan), Masami Takahashi (0000-0002-4152-8018, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, USA), Daisuke Kawashima (0000-0002-5642-5177, Chukyo University, Nagoya, Japan, autor correspondente)
Ano2019
Volume83
Fascículo3
Páginas601-610
Data de publicação2019-06-26
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0030222819854926
PMID31242067
OpenAlexW2954939697
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas17

This study explored end-of-life (EOL) activities among community-dwelling Japanese older adults and the relationships between EOL activities and related variables. One hundred twenty-three older adults (38 men, 87 women; mean age = 72.54 years) who attended EOL seminars were surveyed regarding EOL activities, attitudes toward death, and mental health status. Cluster analysis of EOL activities revealed three clusters: Planning (e.g., had planned own funeral arrangements), Preference (e.g., had talked about EOL care with their family), and Preparation (e.g., already written their will). The number of EOL-related events attended was positively correlated with Preparation, while fear of death was negatively associated with Preference. Older adults with bereavement experience had higher Planning and Preparation scores than those without such experience

Advance care planning · Cluster (spacecraft · Palliative care · Place of death · Preference · Sociology · Demography · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Gerontology