Factors of Affecting Suicidal Ideation in Elders Living in own Home

Youngrye Park; Hwee Wee

doi:10.12934/jkpmhn.2015.24.4.290

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Park and Wee: Factors of Affecting Suicidal Ideation in Elders Living in own Home

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2015; 24(4): 290-299.

Published online: 31 December 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2015.24.4.290

Factors of Affecting Suicidal Ideation in Elders Living in own Home

Youngrye Park, Hwee Wee

Department of Nursing, Kunsan National University, Gunsan, Korea.

Corresponding author: Wee, Hwee. Department of Nursing, Kunsan National University, 558 Daehak-ro, Gunsan 54150, Korea. Tel: +82-63-469-1993, Fax: +82-63-469-7429, weehwee@hanmail.net

Received 11 November 2015 Revised 10 December 2015 Accepted 11 December 2015

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to investigate factors affecting suicidal ideation in elders who lived in their own home.

Methods

A correlative research design was used. Survey was conducted in Jeonbuk province in Korea. Data were collected from July 1 to 30, 2013. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regressions with SPSS 18.0 program were used for data analysis.

Results

The major findings are summarized as follows: (1) Meaning in life had a positive relation to gratitude and a negative relation to depression and suicidal ideation. Gratitude had a negative relation to depression and suicidal ideation. Depression had a significantly positive relation to suicidal ideation. (2) The significant factors affecting suicidal ideation were depression, residential area, subjective economic level, and subjective health status which together explained 36% of the variance. The results indicate that depression was a significant factor associated with suicidal ideation among elders.

Conclusion

In order to decrease suicidal ideation among elders, active intervention for depression is needed. Nurses should consider individual conditions of the client - residential area, subjective economic level, and subjective health status. Also nurses should consider mental, as well as physical health when caring for elders.

Keywords: Elders, Suicidal ideation

Figures and Tables

Table 1

General Characteristics (N=236)

Table 2

Level of Meaning in Life, Gratitude, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation (N=236)

Table 3

Difference in Meaning in life, Gratitude, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation according to General Characteristics (N=236)

Elem.=Elementary

Table 4

Correlations of Meaning in Life, Gratitude, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation (N=236)

Table 5

Factors Influencing Suicidal Ideation of Participants (N=236)

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