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  "abstract": "Objective: To examine the association between good death expectations and family functioning in community-dwelling older adults with chronic diseases, and the association with illness perception.\n\nMethods: In this cross-sectional study (Nov 2025–Mar 2026) of 300 community-dwelling older adults (≥60 years, ≥1 chronic disease) from three districts of a city in China, validated tools measured key variables. Mediation analysis used PROCESS bootstrapping (5,000 samples) with sociodemographic adjustment.\n\nResults: Family functioning positively correlated with good death expectations ( r = 0.561, p < 0.01) and negatively with illness perception ( r = −0.482, p < 0.01). Illness perception negatively correlated with good death expectations ( r = −0.506, p < 0.01). Illness perception showed a significant indirect effect in the relationship [indirect effect = 0.1317; 95% CI (0.0804,0.1912)], accounting for 26.12% of the total effect.\n\nConclusion: Family functioning was associated with good death expectations and illness perception showed a significant indirect association. Future research is needed to determine whether interventions targeting these factors could improve end-of-life expectations.",
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    "School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University",
    "First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University"
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      "name": "Yixuan Liang"
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  "published": "2026-10-28",
  "publisher": "Frontiers Media SA",
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  "title": "The association between illness perception and family functioning with good death expectations in community-dwelling older adults with chronic diseases",
  "title_text": "The association between illness perception and family functioning with good death expectations in community-dwelling older adults with chronic diseases",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:20:24Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/e08rs84h538ne",
  "venue": "Frontiers in Public Health",
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