From: Death talk: gender differences in talking about one’s own impending death
Women | Men | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
30-69 years-old | 70+ years-old | 30-69 years-old | 70+ years-old | |
n = 33 | n = 32 | n = 19 | n = 15 | |
Acceptance | 6% | 9% | 0% | 0% |
(2/33) | (3/32) | |||
Concerns about well-being of family or family crisis | 33% | 9% | 26% | 0% |
(11/33) | (3/32) | (5/19) | 0% | |
Existential/spiritual/religious/pastoral | 58% | 81% | 58% | 87% |
(19/33) | (24/34) | (11/19) | (13/15) | |
Remorse | 3% | 0% | 16% | 13% |
(1/33) | (3/19) | (2/15) |