Diversidad en las percepciones de los mayores en relación con la muerte. Un análisis de segmentación

  1. Fidel Martínez-Roget 1
  2. Irene Santos Almeira
  1. 1 Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.
Revista:
Gerokomos: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Enfermería Geriátrica y Gerontológica

ISSN: 1134-928X

Ano de publicación: 2022

Volume: 33

Número: 3

Páxinas: 154-160

Tipo: Artigo

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Outras publicacións en: Gerokomos: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Enfermería Geriátrica y Gerontológica

Resumo

Abstract Objective: To analyse the self-perceptions of older people in relation to death and to relate them to socioeconomic conditions, ways of living together, the residential environment and the sociodemographic profile of such people. Methodology: A total of 213 elderly were interviewed in two locations in Galicia (Spain). A principal component analysis was carried out to identify the underlying factors in the items related to self-perceptions about death and a hierarchical cluster analysis to segment the elderly into groups related to these perceptions. Results: Elderly more worried and with greater anxiety about death, were generally women with an above average age, with a worse economic status, less training and a less dense network of family relationships. Conclusions: Our study highlights the importance of socioeconomic conditions in the different perceptions about death and offers guidelines for the implementation of social policies that benefit the living conditions of elderly.

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