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Thinking About the End of Life When It Is Near: A Comparison of German and Portuguese Centenarians

dc.contributor.authorBoerner, Kathrin
dc.contributor.authorJopp, Daniela S.
dc.contributor.authorKim, Kyungmin
dc.contributor.authorButt, Abigail
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Óscar
dc.contributor.authorAraújo, Lia
dc.contributor.authorRott, Christoph
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-30T15:07:42Z
dc.date.available2020-03-30T15:07:42Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThis study examined how common thinking of and planning for the end of life (EOL) is among German and Portuguese centenarians, and whether patterns of EOL views are shaped by cultural and individual characteristics. A significant portion of centenarians in both countries reported not thinking about the EOL, not believing in the afterlife, and not having made EOL arrangements. Latent class analysis identified three EOL patterns: Class 1 ( EOL thoughts with EOL arrangements and afterlife beliefs), Class 2 ( EOL arrangements and afterlife beliefs without EOL thoughts), and Class 3 ( Overall low endorsement of EOL items). The proportion of Portuguese centenarians was higher in Class 1 and of German centenarians higher in Classes 2 and 3. Centenarians' demographic, social, and health characteristics were significantly different across EOL patterns. As lack of EOL planning can result in poor EOL quality, enhancing communication among centenarians, family, and health-care professionals seems imperative.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0164027518807919pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/6255
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectend-of-life planningpt_PT
dc.subjectdeathpt_PT
dc.subjectcultural contextpt_PT
dc.subjectvery old adultspt_PT
dc.titleThinking About the End of Life When It Is Near: A Comparison of German and Portuguese Centenarianspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage285pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage265pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleResearch on Agingpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume41pt_PT
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person.givenNameLia
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