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KMID : 0379220090290041427
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2009 Volume.29 No. 4 p.1427 ~ p.1444
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Factors Affecting Suicide Attempt of the Elderly
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Bae Jin-Hee
Um Ki-Wook
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of the suicide ideation, plan and attempt and to examine factors affecting the suicide attempt of the elderly. For these purposes, 1,110 elderly in Chonbuk province were interviewed using structured questionaire. Logistic regression analyses were used to test the association among factors. Major finding of this study are as follow : First, the prevalence of the suicide ideation, plan and attempt was 20.2%, 5.7%, 3.6%. Second, factors for suicide attempt were male sex, the living alone aged, loss of role as a worker, emotional abuse and neglect from family. On the basis of these results, implications for policy and practice are suggested for prevention the suicide of the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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suicide of the elderly, suicide ideation, suicide plan, suicide attempt
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