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Fear of death is pervasive in our society and evidence from multiple sources of research indicates that the fear of death is at its highest among younger age groups but declines with increasing gage (Cicirelli, 2002). The period of pre-death is diverse for the institutionalized elderly in terms of experience and of attitudes to death. Whereas the largest proportion of older individuals ponders death, others refuse to even think about its meaning; many older people fear death while some are serene in the face of the unknown. Religion is not necessarily a support or comfort to the elderly as it can in fact be a source of great apprehension for them.

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Pre-death: Associated Needs and Interventions Introduction Fear of death is pervasive in our society and evidence from multiple sources of research indicates that the fear of death is at its highest among younger age groups but declines with increasing gage (Cicirelli, 2002). The period of pre-death is diverse for the institutionalized elderly in terms of experience and of attitudes to death. Whereas the largest proportion of older individuals ponders death, others refuse to even think about its meaning; many older people fear death while some are serene in the face of the unknown. Religion is not necessarily a support

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