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Predictors of suicidal ideation in Korean American older adults
— analysis of the Memory and Aging Study of Koreans (MASK) | | Author(s) | Peter J Na, Kim B Kim, Su Leon Lee-Tauler |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 32, no 12, December 2017 |
| Publisher | Wiley, December 2017 |
| Pages | pp 1272-1279 |
| Source | http://www.orangejournal.org |
| Keywords | Suicide ; Mental health [elderly] ; Depression ; Ethnic groups [elderly] ; Immigrants [elderly] ; Korea ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and predictors of suicidal ideation among Korean American older adults and assess the self-rated mental health of Korean American older adults with suicidal ideation with or without depression. The Memory and Aging Study of Koreans was a cross-sectional, epidemiologic study of community-dwelling Korean American older adults living in the Baltimore-Washington area. Participants were interviewed using the Korean version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9K). In addition demographic information, self-rated mental health and self-rated physical health status were obtained. 14.7% of Korean American older adults reported suicidal ideation. Predictors of suicidal ideation included living alone, major or minor depression (diagnosed by the PHQ-9K), shorter duration of residency in the US and poorer self-rated mental health. Of those who reported suicidal ideation 64% did not have depression. However their self-rated mental health was as poor as that of those with major or minor depression but without suicidal ideation. Suicidal ideation without depression was common among Korean American older adults. For this group of elders with poor self-rated mental health future studies should look to improving early detection of suicide risks and developing feasible suicide prevention interventions. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180119224 A |
| Classmark | EV: D: ENR: F:TK: F:TJ: 7DK: 7T |
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