Death anxiety impairs self-esteem, quality of life in older adults with chronic diseases

Death anxiety impairs self-esteem, quality of life in older adults with chronic disease
McKnights Long-Term Care News, by Kristen Fischer; 1/4/24
No surprise here: A new study that shows anxiety about dying can affect self-esteem and quality of life among people with chronic diseases. The authors said they’d like to see more interventions to bolster self-esteem and lower death anxiety in middle-aged and older adults who have chronic diseases. The study was published on Tuesday in BMC Psychiatry. The negative consequences of chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease (along with the unpredictability of death) makes middle-aged and elderly adults who have these diseases more vulnerable to death anxiety, the authors wrote.