scholarly journals The factors associated with suicidal ideation among the elderly living alone received the elderly care service in a rural area

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee-Young Choi ◽  
So-Yeon Ryu ◽  
Gwang-Il Kwak ◽  
Cheol-Won Choi
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Elderly Living

scholarly journals Social Relationships and Suicidal Ideation Among the Elderly Who Live Alone in Republic of Korea: A Logistic Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 004695801877417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-Jung Kwon ◽  
Ji-Ung Jeong ◽  
Mihyang Choi
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Logistic Model ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Public System ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Korean Elderly ◽  
Elderly Living

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).

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