Attitudes toward Death: Selected Sample from Tehran's elderlies

This paper has been explained the attitude of selected sample of Tehran's elderly toward death, one of the most controversial human being experience. Attitude toward death is measured in terms of five dimensions including acceptance of death, releasing from problems, Hereafter orientation, avoidance and fear of death.
Then based on survey method have been analyzed the attitudes toward death and its correlation with religiosity, trust in medical institutions and perceived social support. For this reason, research sample have been chosen through 390 persons of Tehran’s elderlies from three areas of north, center and south. The results show that all three variables have a significant relationship with five aspects of attitude towards death. Religiosity facilitates acceptance of death and trust in medical institutions reinforces avoidance and fear of death.
Considering the social support, elders possessing higher degrees of social support more significantly avoid from death and less accept coming close to death as a solution to get rid of problems. Finally, social support and trust in medical institutions increase attachment to life and life expectancy.