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Suicide risk in the hospitalizes elderly in Turkey and affecting factors / Avci, Dilek in Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Vol.31 No.1 (Feb) 2017 ([07/20/2017]) 

Public ISBD No review available on this record. [article]  inArchives of Psychiatric Nursing > Vol.31 No.1 (Feb) 2017 [07/20/2017] . - p.55-61 Title : Suicide risk in the hospitalizes elderly in Turkey and affecting factors Material Type: printed text Authors: Avci, Dilek, Author ; Selcuk, Kevser Tari ; Dogan, Selma Publication Date: 2017 Article on page: p.55-61 Languages : English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) Keywords: Hospitalized.Suicide risk.Elderly in Tukey. Abstract: Objective This study aimed to investigate the suicide risk among the elderly hospitalized and treated because of physical illnesses, and the factors affecting the risk. Methods The study has a cross-sectional design. It was conducted with 459 elderly people hospitalized and treated in a public hospital between May 25, 2015 and December 4, 2015. Data were collected with the Personal Information Form, Suicide Probability Scale and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. For the analysis, descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, Fisher's exact test and logistic regression analysis were used. Results In the study, 24.0% of the elderly were at high risk for suicide. Suicide risk was even higher among the elderly in the 60–74 age group, living alone, drinking alcohol, perceiving his/her religious beliefs as weak, being treated for cancer, having the diagnosis 11 years or over, having a history of admission to a psychiatry clinic, and being at risk for anxiety and depression. Conclusion In the study, approximately one out of every four elderly people was at high risk for suicide. Therefore, older people should be assessed for suicide risk and programs targeting to prevent the elderly from committing suicide should be organized. Link for e-copy: http://www.psychiatricnursing.org/ Record link: http://libsearch.siu.ac.th/siu/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=27078 [article] Suicide risk in the hospitalizes elderly in Turkey and affecting factors [printed text] / Avci, Dilek, Author ; Selcuk, Kevser Tari ; Dogan, Selma . - 2017 . - p.55-61. Languages : English (eng) Original Language  : English (eng) inArchives of Psychiatric Nursing > Vol.31 No.1 (Feb) 2017 [07/20/2017] . - p.55-61 Keywords: Hospitalized.Suicide risk.Elderly in Tukey. Abstract: Objective This study aimed to investigate the suicide risk among the elderly hospitalized and treated because of physical illnesses, and the factors affecting the risk. Methods The study has a cross-sectional design. It was conducted with 459 elderly people hospitalized and treated in a public hospital between May 25, 2015 and December 4, 2015. Data were collected with the Personal Information Form, Suicide Probability Scale and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. For the analysis, descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, Fisher's exact test and logistic regression analysis were used. Results In the study, 24.0% of the elderly were at high risk for suicide. Suicide risk was even higher among the elderly in the 60–74 age group, living alone, drinking alcohol, perceiving his/her religious beliefs as weak, being treated for cancer, having the diagnosis 11 years or over, having a history of admission to a psychiatry clinic, and being at risk for anxiety and depression. Conclusion In the study, approximately one out of every four elderly people was at high risk for suicide. Therefore, older people should be assessed for suicide risk and programs targeting to prevent the elderly from committing suicide should be organized. Link for e-copy: http://www.psychiatricnursing.org/ Record link: http://libsearch.siu.ac.th/siu/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=27078