Older adults ' fear and acceptance of death: a transition model

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A research was carried among 109 elders ranging in age from seventy to ninety-seven years, to analyze the increased fear of death in the transition period. The increased fear of death is predicted for elders in the late seventies or early eighties, which is evoked by the tension between the urge to survive and the awareness of limited survival time.

Fear of death

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Differences in expectations and patterns of informal support for older persons in Hong Kong modification to filial piety

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The Changes in the structure of Hong Kong family alter the function of the informal care provided by family and changes in the traditional filial piety values affect the nature of the care and support provided. A quantitative study involving structural survey interviews of 390 older persons in Hong Kong was conducted to investigate the proposition.

Hong Kong, Analysis, Family life surveys

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Living life to the fullest: Well elder's views of hip fracture

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60 healthy old adults are interviewed on their perceptions of the consequences of hip fracture, ill physical health and depression. The results indicate that these older people do not feel vulnerable to these illnesses and expect to recover soon and become independent.

Hip joint, Hip fractures, Depression in adolescence, Adolescent depression

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