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Table 4 Life-and-death education contents after expert consultation. (Second-round)

From: Construction of life-and-death education contents for the elderly: a Delphi study

Items of first-level

Items of second-level

Items of third-level

Mean

SD

CV

Approval rate %

Notes

1. Life-and-death literacy promotion in the elderly

4.909

0.294

0.060

100.000

 
 

1.1 Recognition of life-and-death

4.773

0.429

0.090

100.000

 
  

1.1.1 Related concepts of life and death

4.545

0.739

0.162

95.455

 
  

1.1.2 Life cycle (involving limitations of medicine)

4.545

0.596

0.131

95.455

 
  

1.1.3 Aging process

4.773

0.429

0.090

100.000

 
 

1.2 Terminal stage of the elderly

4.682

0.568

0.121

95.455

 
  

1.2.1 Physical symptoms of terminal stage

4.545

0.739

0.162

95.455

 
  

1.2.2 Psychological changes in the face of death

4.727

0.456

0.096

100.000

 

2. Life-and-death concept establishment of the elderly

4.955

0.213

0.043

100.000

 
 

2.1 Life-and-death concepts in traditional Chinese culture

4.409

0.590

0.134

95.455

 
  

2.1.1 Life-and-death concepts in Confucianism

4.409

0.590

0.134

95.455

 
  

2.1.2 Life-and-death concepts in Taoism

4.227

0.685

0.162

86.364

 
  

2.1.3 Life-and-death concepts in Buddhism

4.318

0.716

0.166

86.364

 
 

2.2 Concept of good death

4.864

0.351

0.072

100.000

 
  

2.2.1 The elimination of negative emotions of death

4.818

0.501

0.104

95.455

Delete

(duplicate with 1.2.2)

  

2.2.2 Quality of life and quality of death

4.909

0.294

0.060

100.000

 
  

2.2.3 Good death in eastern and western cultures

4.409

0.734

0.167

95.455

 
  

2.2.4 Criteria for good death—WHO

4.409

0.796

0.181

90.909

 

3. Life-and-death planning of the elderly

4.955

0.213

0.043

100.000

 
 

3.1 Advance directives and Wills

4.682

0.477

0.102

100.000

 
  

3.1.1 Concepts and Differences

4.500

0.598

0.133

95.455

Modify

  

3.1.2 The utility conditions of the will

4.591

0.590

0.129

95.455

Modify

  

3.1.3 Identify advance care planning and agents

4.773

0.429

0.090

100.000

 
 

3.2 Palliative-and-hospice care

4.955

0.213

0.043

100.000

 
  

3.2.1 Concept and Significance

4.636

0.492

0.106

100.000

 
  

3.2.2 Service objects and contents

4.864

0.351

0.072

100.000

 
  

3.2.3 Organizations and costs

4.636

0.581

0.125

95.455

 
 

3.3 Euthanasia

 

3.773

1.232

0.326

68.182

Delete

  

3.3.1 Concepts

3.682

1.211

0.329

63.636

Delete

  

3.3.2 Status both at home and abroad

3.591

1.141

0.318

63.636

Delete

 

3.4 Funeral culture and bereavement

4.545

0.596

0.131

95.455

 
  

3.4.1 Funeral Ceremony

4.182

0.958

0.229

86.364

Delete (duplicate with 3.4.2)

  

3.4.2 Chinese funeral customs

4.364

0.658

0.151

90.909

Modify

  

3.4.3 Grief counseling for the bereaved

4.727

0.550

0.116

95.455

 

4. Life-and-death thoughts of the elderly

4.591

0.908

0.198

95.455

 
 

4.1 Embrace the end of life

4.955

0.213

0.043

100.000

 
  

4.1.1 Life review and life values

4.955

0.213

0.043

100.000

 
  

4.1.2 The planning of elderly life

4.682

0.568

0.121

95.455

 
 

4.2 No regrets in late years

4.864

0.351

0.072

100.000

 
  

4.2.1 Discussion on happiness philosophy of the elderly

4.727

0.631

0.133

90.909

 
  

4.2.2 Four ways of emotion expressions (acknowledgment\apology\love\farewell)

4.909

0.294

0.060

100.000

 
  1. Note: SD Standard Deviation, CV Coefficient of variation