Abstract:
Elderly (elderly) is the final stage of the human life cycle. At this stage, the elderly will
experience changes in physical and psychological conditions. In a bad condition the
elderly will sometimes appear to think that the impending death can take their lives at
any time. Although this awareness of the emergence of death arises, perceptions or
understandings of death may vary from person to group. This study aims to determine
the perception of death in the elderly. Methods: This study uses a literature study
method that came from three databases (PubMed, Scient Direct, Google Sholar) for
previous studies using phenomenological designs for qualitative research published
between 2016 and 2020. Results and Analysis: Main sources used in this study are
several journals consisting of 1 international journal and 3 national journals.
Discussion and Conclusions: The results of research based on several journals can be
concluded that the perception of death in the elderly is the perspective of elderly
individuals in interpreting events towards the end of life. Perceptions about death in
the elderly have different forms of meaning. An understanding of death in the elderly
is an understanding of elderly individuals in the process of death that cannot be denied
and makes a self-evaluation. Factors that influence perceptions about death in the
elderly are spiritual factors, family support factors, experience factors.
