The Effect of the Senior Citizens' Health Perception and Awareness of Death on the Awareness of Well Dying

Abstract

This study has been conducted to present the basic data which can mediate the awareness of well dying of the senior citizens by identifying and understanding the effect of the senior citizens' health perception and awareness of death on the awareness of well dying. The subjects of this study were 163 senior citizens, and this study was conducted from January 1, 2020 until January 30, 2020, while the SPSS 23.0 program was used for the data analysis. As a result of the study, the awareness of well dying turned out to be correlated with the health perception and awareness of death, and the variables that has had the greatest influence on the awareness of well dying were the presence and absence of disease, awareness of death, and the health perception, with the explanatory power by variables being 28.1%, respectively. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a mediation program for the subjects of senior citizens, by taking into account various factors for the senior citizens' awareness of well dying. Currently, in the local communities, various projects are underway to enhance the awareness of well dying for the senior citizens, yet the specialized nursing intervention projects appropriate for each age group and each subject’s awareness of well dying ought to be facilitated.