Coping towards death strategies and quality of life in older adults Mexicans

Authors

  • Ana Luisa González-Celis Rangel
  • Abril Viridiana Araujo Viveros

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2010v13i1p%25p

Keywords:

Quality of life, Coping towards death, Older adults Mexicans, Gender

Abstract

The purpose of the research was identified and described the strategies that the old adults used for coping towards death, their relation with the quality of life level and the gender. The sample was 215 old adults, 62% were women and 38% were men; who was applied, a questionnaire with socio-demographic data, the WHOQOL-Bref for to measure quality of life, and the coping toward death scale (CTDS) with three factors: Acceptance (8 items), Avoidance and Social Support (5 items), and Immortality (3 items). The results show a significant correlation between Quality of Life, and Avoidance and Social Support as a coping strategy.

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How to Cite

Rangel, A. L. G.-C., & Viveros, A. V. A. (2011). Coping towards death strategies and quality of life in older adults Mexicans. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2010v13i1p%p

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Papers

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