Publication date: Oct 06, 2024

There is a lack of studies investigating death anxiety among the oldest old based on a large, nationally representative sample during the pandemic. Thus, our aim was to investigate the prevalence and determinants of death anxiety among the oldest old in Germany during the Covid-19 pandemic. Cross-sectional data were taken from the ‘Old Age in Germany’ (D80+) study. This is a large, nationwide representative study including individuals 80 years and over living at home and individuals in institutionalised settings (N = 9542 individuals in the analytic sample). Overall, 30% of the respondents reported the absence of death anxiety, 45. 5% reported a rather not strong death anxiety, 20. 2% reported a rather strong death anxiety, and 4. 3% reported a very strong death anxiety. Linear regressions revealed that higher death anxiety was significantly associated with being female (β = 0. 21, P 

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