Physical Health Problems as a Suicide Precipitant: Associations With Other Risk Factors and Suicide Methods in Three Age Groups of Older Decedents.
Depressed mood
Firearms
Physical health problems
Poisoning
Psychiatric disorder
Journal
Innovation in aging
ISSN: 2399-5300
Titre abrégé: Innov Aging
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101703706
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
14
04
2023
medline:
9
8
2023
pubmed:
9
8
2023
entrez:
9
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Physical health problems are a significant late-life suicide precipitant. This study's purpose was to examine differences in (i) other suicide precipitants and psychiatric/substance use problems, and (ii) suicide methods (firearms, hanging/suffocation, and poisoning) in 3 age groups (55-64, 65-74, and 75+) of older suicide decedents who had physical health problems as a suicide precipitant. Data came from the 2017-2019 U.S. National Violent Death Reporting System ( Physical health problems were a suicide precipitant for 25.8%, 41.9%, and 57.7% of the 55-64, 65-74, and 75+ age groups, respectively, and were associated with a higher likelihood of having had depressed mood (IRR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.33-1.43) and other substance use problems (IRR = 1.22, 95% CI: 1.13-1.31). Interaction effects showed that when job/finance/housing problems, depressed mood, or any psychiatric disorders were co-present with physical health problems, the age group differences in the predicted rates of physical health problems were diminished. Physical health problems were also positively associated with firearm and poisoning use, but negatively associated with hanging/suffocation. Interaction effects indicated that the predicted rates of firearm and poisoning use significantly increased among those aged 55-64 with than without physical health problems. In all 3 age groups of older suicide decedents, physical health problems were the predominant suicide precipitant, and those with physical health problems had elevated depressed mood. Assessment of suicide risk, affordable and accessible health, and mental health services, restriction of access to lethal suicide methods, and policy-based suicide prevention approaches for older adults with physical health problems are needed.
Sections du résumé
Background and Objectives
UNASSIGNED
Physical health problems are a significant late-life suicide precipitant. This study's purpose was to examine differences in (i) other suicide precipitants and psychiatric/substance use problems, and (ii) suicide methods (firearms, hanging/suffocation, and poisoning) in 3 age groups (55-64, 65-74, and 75+) of older suicide decedents who had physical health problems as a suicide precipitant.
Research Design and Methods
UNASSIGNED
Data came from the 2017-2019 U.S. National Violent Death Reporting System (
Results
UNASSIGNED
Physical health problems were a suicide precipitant for 25.8%, 41.9%, and 57.7% of the 55-64, 65-74, and 75+ age groups, respectively, and were associated with a higher likelihood of having had depressed mood (IRR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.33-1.43) and other substance use problems (IRR = 1.22, 95% CI: 1.13-1.31). Interaction effects showed that when job/finance/housing problems, depressed mood, or any psychiatric disorders were co-present with physical health problems, the age group differences in the predicted rates of physical health problems were diminished. Physical health problems were also positively associated with firearm and poisoning use, but negatively associated with hanging/suffocation. Interaction effects indicated that the predicted rates of firearm and poisoning use significantly increased among those aged 55-64 with than without physical health problems.
Discussion and Implications
UNASSIGNED
In all 3 age groups of older suicide decedents, physical health problems were the predominant suicide precipitant, and those with physical health problems had elevated depressed mood. Assessment of suicide risk, affordable and accessible health, and mental health services, restriction of access to lethal suicide methods, and policy-based suicide prevention approaches for older adults with physical health problems are needed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37554949
doi: 10.1093/geroni/igad073
pii: igad073
pmc: PMC10406434
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
igad073Subventions
Organisme : NIA NIH HHS
ID : P30 AG066614
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None.
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