Given J E, Range L M
Family Service Agency, San Francisco.
J Appl Gerontol. 1990 Jun;9(2):224-9. doi: 10.1177/073346489000900208.
To compare life satisfaction and death anxiety in older adults, 30 elderly residents of a public housing apartment complex and 20 nursing home residents completed the Death Anxiety Scale, the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale, and a structured interview. Nursing home residents more frequently reported that in five years they expected to be dead, whereas public housing residents more frequently reported that in five years they would be doing about the same thing or nothing. The two groups did not differ on their reported death anxiety or life satisfaction. However, across both groups, those reporting higher life satisfaction also reported lower death anxiety and a more positive attitude toward growing older. It appears that, for the elderly individuals in this study, place of residence was not related to their expression of life satisfaction or death anxiety.
为比较老年人的生活满意度和死亡焦虑，某公共住房公寓小区的30位老年居民和20位养老院居民完成了死亡焦虑量表、费城老年中心士气量表以及一次结构化访谈。养老院居民更频繁地表示，他们预计五年后会去世，而公共住房居民更频繁地表示，五年后他们会做大致相同的事情或无所事事。两组在报告的死亡焦虑或生活满意度方面没有差异。然而，在两组中，那些报告生活满意度较高的人也报告了较低的死亡焦虑以及对变老更积极的态度。在本研究中的老年人看来，居住地点与他们对生活满意度或死亡焦虑的表达无关。
