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A Study on Factors Affecting Suicidal Tendency of the Elderly Living Alone on Care Services
Article de Ko | WPRIM | ID: wpr-725222
Bibliothèque responsable: WPRO
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: The high suicide rate has risen as a main concern in South Korea. Given the complexity of the mechanism resulting in complete suicide, studies targeting various populations are needed for broader understanding of its risk factors. This study aims to analyze the factors affecting the suicidal tendency in the population of the elderly living alone in Seoul depending on basic elderly-care services. METHODS: A total number of 415 people participated in the study. Home-visit interviews were administered by trained interviewers. Suicidal tendency was measured by the Korean version of mini international neuropsychiatric interview (K-MINI). Health-related quality of life was measured by a brief version of the World Health Organization Quality-of-life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF). Alcohol problem was assessed by the Korean version of the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT-K). Among total subjects of 415 interviewees, the actual responses of 408 people were used for the final analysis. RESULTS: The result showed that the suicide risk was high in persons isolated from social support [odds ratio (OR) = 4.49], having depression (OR = 14.85), and having low quality of life (OR = 4.39). CONCLUSIONS: We found that social support, depression and health-related quality of life are associated with suicidal tendency in the elderly living alone on basic services. Our evidence will contribute to suicide prevention policy for the elderly living alone on care services.
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Texte intégral: 1 Indice: WPRIM Sujet Principal: Qualité de vie / Suicide / Organisation mondiale de la santé / Facteurs de risque / Dépression / Séoul / Corée Type d'étude: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limites du sujet: Aged / Humans Pays comme sujet: Asia langue: Ko Texte intégral: Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry Année: 2018 Type: Article
Texte intégral: 1 Indice: WPRIM Sujet Principal: Qualité de vie / Suicide / Organisation mondiale de la santé / Facteurs de risque / Dépression / Séoul / Corée Type d'étude: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limites du sujet: Aged / Humans Pays comme sujet: Asia langue: Ko Texte intégral: Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry Année: 2018 Type: Article