Bayesian Estimation of the Prevalence of Suicide Risk in Institutionalized Older People

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ID13627812
AutoresGisella Magagna (Universidad de Granada, autor correspondente), E De La Fuente (0000-0001-9643-4134, Universidad de Granada), Emilia I De La Fuente (Universidad de Granada), Cristina Vargas (0000-0003-4451-4663, Universidad de Granada), Luis Manuel Lozano Fernández (0000-0002-5801-0469, Universidad de Granada), Luis M Lozano (Universidad de Granada), José Luis Cabezas (Universidad de Granada)
Ano2012
Volume66
Fascículo2
Páginas121-133
Data de publicação2012-12-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/om.66.2.b
PMID23472321
OpenAlexW2063302052
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas33

The assessment of suicide risk in institutionalized older people has received less attention in comparison with those not institutionalized. The studies carried out show contradictory data on the prevalence of risk in this population group. The current work estimates the prevalence of suicide risk through a Bayesian analysis and studies the risk factors of this behavior in a group of 110 institutionalized older people. A prevalence of 38.4% is obtained, and an association between suicide risk and the factors depression and perception of health. The results indicate to us the necessity for actions directed at decreasing the suicide rate in geriatric homes

Depression (economics · Environmental health · Estimation · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Older people · Poison control · Population · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · Suicide Risk · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Gerontology