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Table 5 Life-and-death education contents after expert consultation. (Third-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%

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

4.955

0.213

0.043

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

4.727

0.550

0.116

95.455

  

1.1.2 Life cycle (involving limitations of medicine)

4.727

0.456

0.096

100.000

  

1.1.3 Aging process

4.909

0.294

0.060

100.000

 

1.2 Terminal stage of the elderly

4.773

0.528

0.111

95.455

  

1.2.1 Physical symptoms of terminal stage

4.773

0.528

0.111

95.455

  

1.2.2 Psychological changes in the face of death

4.864

0.351

0.072

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

4.682

0.477

0.102

100.000

  

2.1.1 Life-and-death concepts in Confucianism

4.727

0.456

0.096

100.000

  

2.1.2 Life-and-death concepts in Taoism

4.682

0.477

0.102

100.000

  

2.1.3 Life-and-death concepts in Buddhism

4.682

0.477

0.102

100.000

 

2.2 Concepts of good death

5.000

0.000

0.000

100.000

  

2.2.1 Quality of life and quality of death

5.000

0.000

0.000

100.000

  

2.2.2 The connotation and extension of good death

5.000

0.000

0.000

100.000

  

2.2.3 Good death in eastern and western cultures

4.727

0.456

0.096

100.000

3. Life-and-death planning of the elderly

4.955

0.213

0.043

100.000

 

3.1 Planning before death or dying

5.000

0.000

0.000

100.000

  

3.1.1 The concept and utility conditions of will

4.818

0.395

0.082

100.000

  

3.1.2 The concept and content of advance directives

4.955

0.213

0.043

100.000

  

3.1.3 Advance care planning

4.955

0.213

0.043

100.000

 

3.2 Palliative-and-hospice care

4.955

0.213

0.043

100.000

  

3.2.1 Concept and Significance

4.909

0.294

0.060

100.000

  

3.2.2 Service objects and contents

4.909

0.294

0.060

100.000

  

3.2.3 Organizations and costs

4.818

0.395

0.082

100.000

 

3.3 Funeral culture and bereavement

4.773

0.429

0.090

100.000

  

3.3.1 Chinese funeral customs

4.682

0.477

0.102

100.000

  

3.3.2 Physical and mental counseling for the elderly after bereavement

4.909

0.294

0.060

100.000

4. Life-and-death thoughts of the elderly

4.909

0.294

0.060

100.000

 

4.1 Clarification of life value

5.000

0.000

0.000

100.000

  

4.1.1 Life review and meaning

5.000

0.000

0.000

100.000

  

4.1.2 Achievement and evaluation of life goals

4.818

0.501

0.104

95.455

 

4.2 No regrets in late years

4.909

0.294

0.060

100.000

  

4.2.1 Discussion on happiness philosophy of the elderly

4.818

0.501

0.104

95.455

  

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

4.955

0.213

0.043

100.000

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