APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Separated in Our Final Moments: What We Regret When a Pandemic Interrupts Goodbye
- Neil Lutsky
Carleton College - Bethany Lazo
Carleton College - Julia Johnston
Carleton College - Natalie Ruiz
Carleton College - Julia Naganuma-Carreras
Carleton College
Abstract
Our national survey of 694 adults, conducted in fall 2021, documented widely-shared regrets associated with the inability to say goodbye to a dying loved one due to a pandemic. Respondents most regretted not being able to express love and be present, independent of the sentience of the loved one.
Epidemics and Public Health