Suicidal behaviors in elderly Koreans: One-month-point prevalence and factors related to suicidality |
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Authors: | Jae Young Park Ji Won Han Hyeon Jeong Hyun-Ghang Jeong Tae Hui Kim In-Young Yoon Ki Woong Kim |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea;3. Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | BackgroundSuicide prevention in the elderly is a major public health priority worldwide and in Korea in particular. We investigated the one-month-point prevalence and factors related to suicidality for suicidal behaviors in elderly Koreans.MethodsA simple random sample (N=1588) was drawn from the residential roster of 14,051 Koreans aged 60 years or older who were residents of Osan in February 2010. All subjects were invited to participate in the survey through door-to-door home visits, and the response rate was 59.8%.ResultsThe age- and gender-standardized prevalence rates of lifetime suicide attempts, current suicidal ideation without a plan or attempt, and current suicidal ideation with a plan or attempt were estimated at 9.2%, 19.6%, and 2.24%. The prevalence of suicidal ideation without a plan or attempt was higher in women and less-educated individuals and increased with advancing age, whereas the prevalence of suicidal ideation with a plan or attempt was higher in more-educated individuals, was not differentiated by gender, increased until age 70, and then decreased thereafter. The factors related to suicidal ideation differed by the presence of a suicide plan or attempt.ConclusionsDepressive elders in their 70s who have recently developed suicidal ideation would be a prime target for suicide intervention programs.LimitationsThe sample was regional, although the suicide rate in Osan was comparable to the average suicide rate in Korea. |
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Keywords: | Suicide Geriatric psychiatry Prevalence Korea |
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