Mediated Effects of Stress on the Relationship between Social Resources of the Elderly Living Alone and Their Suicidal Ideation

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
In-Gyun Seo ◽  
Yeon-Sil Lee
Author(s):  
Hyun-Jung Kwon ◽  
Ji-Ung Jeong ◽  
Mihyang Choi

With population aging and change in family structure, the number of the elderly who live alone is rapidly increasing in Korea. The aim of this study was to explore the association between social relationships—especially newly formed formal social relationships (FSRs)—and suicidal ideation among Korean elderly who live alone. The elderly who live alone (N = 2509) from the 2014 Survey of Living Conditions and Welfare Needs of Older Koreans were analyzed using logistic regression. This study found that informal social relationships (ISRs) (eg, children, friends and neighbors) of the elderly who live alone had statistically significant association with suicidal ideation, whereas FSRs (eg, formal helper and social participation) did not have significant association with suicidal ideation. The findings of this study suggest that the Korean Government needs to strengthen public system for alleviating social isolation of the elderly living alone. Therefore, this study proposed 2 strategic approaches to maintain and strengthen ISRs and to develop different types of FSRs (eg, the measures to combine FSRs with ISRs, gatekeepers, etc).


Author(s):  
М. Л. Сиротко ◽  
М.Б. Денисенко ◽  
И. А. Золотовская ◽  
М.В. Комарова

Изучение условий жизни пожилых людей, проживающих отдельно или вместе с другими родственниками в семье, имеет важное значение для координации работы между медицинскими и социальными службами. Проведено обследование 1 261 человека 80 лет и старше, получающих медицинскую помощь в амбулаторных условиях, из которых 40 % жили одни и 60 % в семье. Доля одиноких жителей увеличивается с возрастом. Было определено несколько социально-демографических характеристик пациентов, включая возраст, пол и состав домохозяйства, рассчитана распространенность синдрома старческой астении и основных хронических неинфекционных заболеваний у одиноких и семейных пациентов, выявлены гендерные различия. У одиноких мужчин при скрининге Возраст не помеха чаще выявляли старческую астению и более выраженный болевой синдром по сравнению с мужчинами, проживающими в семье. В отличие от мужчин, старческую астению и суммирование болей чаще регистрировали у женщин, живущих в семье, чем у одиноких. При организации медико-социальной помощи важно учитывать взаимосвязь пола и семейного положения, а также то, как эта взаимосвязь меняется с течением времени. The study of the living conditions of the elderly living alone or together with other family relatives is relevant to the organization of medical and social care and the strengthening of coordination between medical and social services. We analysed information of 1 261 people aged 80 years and older in ambulatory care settings, of whom 40 % lived alone and 60 % lived in the family. The proportion of single residents increases with age. It was determined several socio-demographic characteristics of patients, including age, gender, and household composition, calculated the prevalence of senile asthenia syndrome and the main chronic non-infectious diseases for single and family patients, and identified gender differences. Single men in the Age is not a hindrance screening more often revealed senile asthenia and had more severe pain syndrome compared to men living in a family. In contrast to men, senile asthenia and pain summation were more frequently registered for women living in a family than for women living alone. For the organization of medical and social care, it is important to consider the relationship between gender and marital status, as well as how this relationship changes over time.


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