LIFE SATISFACTION AND DEATH - ANXIETY AMONG SELECTED ELDERLY AT HOSPICIO DE SAN JOSE, BARILI CEBU: A PROPOSED PROGRAM

TO REDUCE DEATH - ANXIETY

A Proposed Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the College of Nursing Cebu Doctors University Cebu City

In Partial Fulfillment of the course Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Science In Nursing

By: Von Anthony P. Valmoria Alexander Allen D. Alsay Jemi J. Bucado Michele B. Cuizon Rey O. Gerona Adelle L. Mercader Alyssa Johanna A. Briones Marymel Ginia A. Calijan Alexis Maurice Peter D. Galvez Bea Erika L. Hernandez Apple Grace H. Ramos

Ms. Nyree Dawn Canete, RN, MAN Research Mentor

OCTOBER 2011

ENDORSEMENT This research entitled Life Satisfaction and Death-Anxiety among selected elderly at Hospicio de San Jose Barili, Barili, Cebu: A Proposed Program to Reduce death - anxiety was prepared and submitted by Alexander Alsay, Alyssa, Johanna Briones, Jemi Bucado, Marymel Ginia Calijan, Michele Cuizon, Eunice Paola Enrera, Rey Gerona, Alexis Galvez, Bea Erika Hernandez, Apple Grace Ramos,Von Anthony Valmoria to the Proposal Hearing Committee for proposal Hearing as endorsed by: ___________________ Dr. Alex Magalona Research Coordinator ______________________________ Ms. Nyree Dawn Canete, R.N., M.A.N Research Mentor

PROPOSAL HEARING COMMITTEE ________________ Dr. Alex Magalona Chair, technical ________________ Mr. Jesse L. Batara Statistician __________________________ Ms. Lope Sembrano, R.N, M.A.N Panelist, Member _____________________ Dr. Leticia G. Cabrera Panelist, IERC ACCEPTANCE OF APPROVAL This Research paper entitled Life Satisfaction and Death-Anxiety among selected elderly at Hospicio de San Jose Barili, Barili, Cebu: A Proposed Program to Reduce death-anxiety. Upon the unanimous approval of the ORAL EXAMINATION COMMITTEE with a grade of PASSED hereby accepted the thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing. ___________________ Dr. Ofelia f. Sisno College Dean Noted by: __________________ Dr. Leticia G. Cabrera

Director of research TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Title Page Endorsement Sheet Table of Contents List of Appendices List of Figure INTRODUCTION Background of the study Theoretical Background Review of related Literature Supporting Studies Significance of the study Objectives Scope and Limitations MATERIAL AND METHODS Research design Research Locale Research Respondents Research Instruments Data Collection Method Data Processing and Analysis DEFINITION OF TERMS RESULTS 24 24 24 25 26 27 29 30 1 4 6 17 21 22 23 i ii iii iv v

DISCUSSION CONCLUSION RECOMMENDATION WORK CITED APPENDICES RESEARCHERS BIODATA

34 37 38 39 42 62

List of Tables

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4

Percentage Distribution of the Respondents According to A Percentage Distribution of the Respondents According to Sex Level of Life satisfaction of the respondents Level of Death-Anxiety of the respondents

30 31 32 33

List of Appendices PAGE Appendix A-1 Appendix A-2 Appendix B Appendix C-1 Appendix C-2 Appendix D-1 Transmittal letter to the dean of the College of Nursing Transmittal letter to the Administrator of Hospicio De San Jose de Barili Request for assistance-Ethical review Informed Consent (English Version ) Informed Consent (Cebuano Version) Research Instrument Life Satisfaction Index (English Version) Appendix D-2 Research Instrument Life Satisfaction Index-z (Cebuano Version) Appendix D-3 Appendix D-4 Appendix E Appendix F Appendix F Research Instrument Death Anxiety Scale (English Version) 50 51 43 44 45 46 47 48

Research Instrument Death Anxiety Scale (Cebuano Version) 52 Results of the study Time table of Activities Budget Proposal 53 59 61

List of Figure

Figure 1

Schematic Diagram

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