A random telephone survey was completed with 253 adults to explore a possible relationship between death anxiety and public attitudes toward prospective use of hospice services. Among these adults, death anxiety does not appear to be related to attitudes toward prospective personal use of hospice services, although a desire to prolong life may be related to specific items within the Templer Death Anxiety Scale.
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