Suicidal ideation and associated factors among community-dwelling elders in Taiwan
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Abstract The purpose of the present study was to explore the suicidal ideation of community‐dwelling elderly and the factors associated with their intention to commit suicide. Using a multilevel stratified sampling strategy, 1000 elderly subjects were recruited (aged 65–74 years old) in Taiwan during the year 2001. The degree of depression and its correlates were assessed. Suicidal ideation was measured by asking respondents if they had had any suicidal thoughts in the previous week. In all, 16.7% of respondents reported suicidal ideation within the past week; its occurrence was related to sex, religious belief, employment status, marital status, average family monthly income, physical health status, depressive symptoms, and community activity participation. Further multivariate logistic regression revealed that, aside from depressive symptoms and a lower level of education, no community participation in the past 6 months was significantly associated with the appearance of suicidal ideation. The prevalence of suicidal ideation among the elderly in Taiwan is higher than in Western countries. Participation in social activities is negatively associated with elderly suicidal ideation. The dimension of social participation deserves further exploration and should be considered in community mental health promotion interventions for elderly people.
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Living alone was not associated with suicide ideation in the Bartels, Raue, and Yen studies.
“Further, no relationship was observed with suicide ideation in that study, which was also the case in the study by Raue [31], and the Yen study from Taiwan [34].”
From A systematic review of social factors and suicidal behavior in older adulthood (2012) · cites this paper as [34]
Being single or widowed was associated with suicidal ideation in community dwelling older persons in Taiwan.
“Yen reported that being single or widowed was associated with suicidal ideation in community dwelling older persons in a study from Taiwan [34].”
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Seven studies (with eight publications) focused on death wishes/suicide ideation.
“Seven studies (with eight publications) focused on death wishes/suicide ideation [27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34].”
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Four studies examined aspects of religiosity.
“Four studies (two from the U.S., one from Hong-Kong and one from Taiwan) examined aspects of religiosity [28,34,38,41].”
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Having no religious affiliation was more common among those with suicidal ideation than in those without in Taiwan.
“Yen found that having no religious affiliation was more common among those with suicidal ideation than in those without [34].”
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Older adults in Taiwan who reported suicide ideation were statistically significantly less likely to report that their neighborhood was characterized by community participation.
“Yen noted that older adults in Taiwan who reported suicide ideation were statistically significantly less likely to report that their neighborhood was characterized by community participation [34].”
From A systematic review of social factors and suicidal behavior in older adulthood (2012) · cites this paper as [34]
Rather consistent results were found in this review for religious participation, with four analyses across three studies from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the U.S. documenting inverse associations with ideation, non-fatal and fatal suicidal behavior.
“Rather consistent results were found in this review for religious participation, with four analyses across three studies from Taiwan [34], Hong Kong [38], and the U.S. [41] documenting inverse associations with ideation, non-fatal and fatal suicidal behavior.”
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- Authors
- YEN, Y., YANG, M., YANG, M., LUNG, F., SHIH, C., HAHN, C., & LO, H.
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Kaohsiung Medical University (TW)
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital (TW)
- Corresponding author
- YANG, MING‐JEN
- Venue
- Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2005-07-19
- Volume
- 59
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 365-371
- ISSN
- 1323-1316 (ISSN-L)
- 1440-1819
- OpenAlex
- W2058352778
- Cited by
- 97
- References
- 29
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- 2025: 2 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 1.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
- Keywords
- suicidal ideation, older adults, community-dwelling older adults, depression, social participation (health and rehabilitation), community activities, risk factors, sex differences, religious beliefs, marital status, household income, educational attainment, physical health, community mental health promotion, Taiwan
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Data Collection, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Behavior, Social Environment, Socioeconomic Factors, Suicide, Taiwan, Logistic Models
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