Other factors that influence how individuals experience dying include:
<span>age: we tend to see death as something that happens in older age. This can make the death of younger people difficult to understand. It can also mean older people who are dying might receive less support because their death is 'expected'.culture: the meaning given to illness, dying and death in different cultures can influence how an individual deals with the experience. For example, culture may influence the family's role at this time, communication patterns, or feelings of optimism or fatalism.religion: religious beliefs can influence death rituals and beliefs about the afterlife. For some it may provide a source of meaning, while for others it may create a sense of conflict or distress.<span>past experience with death and dying: some people may have no experience with dying, and may be uncertain and fearful of what may occur. Others may be anxious about dying because of the negative experiences of someone they have known or heard about.</span></span>
