Attitude to Death

"Attitude to Death" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Conceptual response of the person to the various aspects of death, which are based on individual psychosocial and cultural experience.

Descriptor ID	D001293
MeSH Number(s)	F01.100.125 N05.300.125
Concept/Terms	Attitude to Death Attitude to Death Death, Attitude to Attitudes to Death Death, Attitudes to

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Attitude [F01.100]
Attitude to Death [F01.100.125]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Attitude to Death [N05.300.125]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	3	0	3
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2012	2	0	2
2013	1	0	1
2016	1	1	2
2018	1	1	2
2019	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1

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Kowaloff R. A Good Death. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Mar; 39(4):711-712.

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Berzoff J, Kitsen J, Klingensmith J, Cohen LM. Advance Care Planning Training for Renal Social Workers. J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care. 2020 Jan-Mar; 16(1):5-18.

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Yun YH, Kang E, Park S, Koh SJ, Oh HS, Keam B, Do YR, Chang WJ, Jeong HS, Nam EM, Jung KH, Kim HR, Choo J, Lee J, Sim JA. Efficacy of a Decision Aid Consisting of a Video and Booklet on Advance Care Planning for Advanced Cancer Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 12; 58(6):940-948.e2.

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Lundquist DM, Berry DL. Experiences of Adolescents and Young Adults Living With Advanced Cancer: An Integrative Review. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2019 07 01; 46(4):451-458.

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Yun YH, Kim KN, Sim JA, Yoo SH, Kim M, Kim YA, Kang BD, Shim HJ, Song EK, Kang JH, Kwon JH, Lee JL, Nam EM, Maeng CH, Kang EJ, Do YR, Choi YS, Jung KH. Comparison of attitudes towards five end-of-life care interventions (active pain control, withdrawal of futile life-sustaining treatment, passive euthanasia, active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide): a multicentred cross-sectional survey of Korean patients with cancer, their family caregivers, physicians and the general Korean population. BMJ Open. 2018 09 11; 8(9):e020519.

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Yun YH, Kim KN, Sim JA, Kang E, Lee J, Choo J, Yoo SH, Kim M, Kim YA, Kang BD, Shim HJ, Song EK, Kang JH, Kwon JH, Lee JL, Lee SN, Maeng CH, Kang EJ, Do YR, Choi YS, Jung KH. Priorities of a "good death" according to cancer patients, their family caregivers, physicians, and the general population: a nationwide survey. Support Care Cancer. 2018 Oct; 26(10):3479-3488.

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Berrett-Abebe J, Levin-Russman E, Gioiella ME, Adams JM. Parental experiences with a hospital-based bereavement program following the loss of a child to cancer. Palliat Support Care. 2017 06; 15(3):348-358.

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Germain MJ, Cohen LM. Comment on: Clinical Review Article Defining a Good Death (Successful Dying): Literature Review and a Call for Research and Public Dialogue, Meier et al. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2016 10; 24(10):940-1.

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Wachholtz AB, Fitch CE, Makowski S, Tjia J. A Comprehensive Approach to the Patient at End of Life: Assessment of Multidimensional Suffering. South Med J. 2016 Apr; 109(4):200-6.

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Moser RP, Arndt J, Han PK, Waters EA, Amsellem M, Hesse BW. Perceptions of cancer as a death sentence: prevalence and consequences. J Health Psychol. 2014 Dec; 19(12):1518-24.

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