Death anxiety is a common phenomenon in all societies. Older adults may be more prone to death anxiety than their younger counterparts; however, death anxiety among older adults is not well understood. This study explores the relationship between meaning in life, self-esteem, and death anxiety in...
BackgroundDepressive symptoms have been associated with higher mortality in hospitalized elderly persons, but few data are available associating depressive... CJ Büla,V Wietlisbach,B Burnand,... - 《Archives of Internal Medicine》 被引量: 280发表: 2001年 The discharge of elderly patients from ...
In the elderly quite significant disease may be present without observable symptoms and signs. Two cases of unexpected deaths due to small intestinal obstruction from unusual occult hernias are reported. Case 1: an 84-year-old woman was found dead lying in bed at her home address. Death was ...
The patients were divided into two groups: group I comprises 39 patients suffering from various acute or chronic illnesses; group II comprises 40 patients without chronic disease, and free of any clinical or biological symptoms of any infectious or inflammatory process. Plasma DNA was higher in ...
The mode and place of death appeared similar regardless of age; neither was there marked difference in symptoms of angina pectoris among survivors 5 years after CABG.Conclusion: Compared with patients < 65 years, the elderly have more than twice as high a risk of death during the subsequent 5...
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End-of-Life Symptoms in Elderly Patients Dying tends to happen in “stages.” Certain signs and symptoms can help health care providers and family caregivers determine how close a patient is to death. Common end-of-life indicators are explained below along with suggestions on how to address the...
(1884). Dickinson resumed contact with Wadsworth, and from about age 50 she conducted a passionate romance withOtis Phillips Lord, an elderly judge on the supreme court ofMassachusetts. The letters she apparently sent Lord reveal her at her most playful, alternately teasing and confiding. In ...
Content analysis of the open question produced 5 categories: (1) Death as a natural part of life; (2) Death as a relief from symptoms and disability (3) Death as fearful (4) Arrangements for time after death (5) A wish for an extended life.ConclusionElderly patients with heart failure ...
Second, we classified subjects as moderately lonely if they reported 1 symptom at least some of the time, and severely lonely if they reported 2 or more symptoms at least some of the time. In adjusted analyses, there was a stepwise increase in the risk of ADL decline with increasing ...