Perception of the death process

• April 19, 2024

In the old age Mexican feelings with greater presence before the possible death are: peace and sadness (with a similar percentage), like the tranquility and fear, which suggests a tendency toward indifference rather than a negative perception of the fact.

In addition to the previous conclusion, the study "Perception of the older adult about the death process" (Martínez-González L, et al.), Published in the Journal of Nursing of the Mexican Social Security Institute in 2008, mentions the lack of greater social opening to the subject of death and the need to be accompanied by some person, with the objective of not dying in solitude, the fear of being abandoned and not be attended to on time.

Therefore, the death of the elderly person is an important fact for himself, which is gratified with the emotional support provided by those who accompany him.

The presence of prolonged illnesses and confinement in a health institution causes fear, in fact the hospital is related to loneliness, separation and abandonment, this despite the need to require capitalization for proper medical management.

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