Factors Associated With Suicidal Ideation in Older Adults From Three Cities in Colombia, 2016

Arango, Yuri Catherine Ramírez; Jaramillo, Hanllely Mallely Flórez; Cardona, Ángela María Segura; Cardona, Doris; Arroyave, Diana Isabel Muñoz; Cardona, Douglas Lizcano; Mesa, Santiago Alberto Morales; Álzate, Catalina Arango; Cifuentes, Maite Catalina Agudelo

doi:10.1016/j.rcpeng.2018.09.004

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“…Suicidal ideation is defined as thoughts ranging from a vague idea of committing suicide to a specific suicide plan [ 1 ]. Some researchers have claimed that suicidal ideation is an important phase in the process of suicide, usually preceding suicide attempts and completed suicide [ 2 ].…”

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An investigation of the relationships between suicidal ideation, psychache, and meaning in life using network analysis

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Tian

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Background Previous studies have investigated the relationships between psychache or meaning in life and suicidal ideation based on sum score of corresponding scale. However, this practice has hampered the fine-grained understanding of their relationships. This network analysis study aimed to conduct a dimension-level analysis of these constructs and the relationships among them in a joint framework, and identify potential intervention targets to address suicidal ideation. Methods Suicidal ideation, psychache, and meaning in life were measured using self-rating scales among 738 adults. A network of suicidal ideation, psychache, and meaning in life was constructed to investigate the connections between dimensions and calculate the expected influence and bridge expected influence of each node. Results “Psychache” was positively linked to “sleep” and “despair”, while “presence of meaning in life” had negative associations with “psychache”, “despair”, and “pessimism”. The most important central nodes were “sleep” and “despair”, and the critical bridge nodes were “presence of meaning in life” and “psychache”. Conclusion These preliminary findings uncover the pathological pathways underlying the relationships between psychache, meaning in life, and suicidal ideation. The central nodes and bridge nodes identified may be potential targets for effectively preventing and intervening against the development and maintenance of suicidal ideation.

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An investigation of the relationships between suicidal ideation, psychache, and meaning in life using network analysis

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Tian

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BMC Psychiatry

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The Relationships Between Suicidal Ideation, Meaning in Life, and Affect: a Network Analysis

Guo

Yang

et al. 2023

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Transitioning from holistic analysis to a fine-grained level analysis may provide further understanding of psychopathology. This study aimed to explore dimension-level relationships between suicidal ideation, meaning in life, and affect in a joint framework using network analysis and to identify potential prevention and intervention targets to address suicidal ideation. A total of 852 healthy adults aged 18–35 years completed self-report scales to assess suicidal ideation, meaning in life, and affect. A regularized partial correlation network was then built to examine the links between these dimensions. Expected influence and bridge expected influence values were calculated for each node. The prevalence of suicidal ideation was 4.2%. The search for and presence of meaning in life and positive and negative affect exhibited distinct and complex links to the three dimensions of suicidal ideation (pessimism, sleep, and despair). The important central nodes were search for meaning in life, sleep, despair, and positive affect, while the critical bridge nodes were positive affect, negative affect, and presence of meaning in life. These findings provide further understanding of the specific roles of meaning in life and affect in suicidal ideation. The identified nodes may be promising targets for prevention and intervention for suicidal ideation.

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Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Factors Among Elderly in Ethiopia

Wolde

2023

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Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the magnitude and associated factors of alcohol use disorder among the elderly living in 3 towns in South West Ethiopia. Method: Cross-sectional community-based study was done among 382 elderly people aged 60 or more from February to March 2022 in South West Ethiopia. The participants were selected by a systematic random sampling method. Alcohol use disorder, quality of sleep, cognitive impairment, and depression were assessed by using AUDIT, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Standardized Mini Mental State Examination, and geriatric depression scale, respectively. Also, suicidal behavior, elder abuse, and other clinical and environmental factors were assessed. The data was entered into Epi Data Manager Version 4.0.2 before being exported to SPSS Version 25 for analysis. A logistic regression model was used, and variables with a P-value less than .05 in the final fitting model were stated as independent predictors of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Result: The magnitude of alcohol use disorder, current alcohol use, and life-time alcohol use among the elderly was 27.5%, 52.4%, and 89.3%, respectively. Also, 7%, 23%, 8.9%, and none of the elderly had nicotine, khat, inhalants, and cannabis use disorder, respectively. Furthermore, AUD was associated with cognitive impairment (AOR, 95% CI; 2.79 (1.47-5.30)), poor sleep quality (AOR, 95% CI; 3.27 (1.23-8.69)), chronic medical illness (AOR, 95% CI; 2.12 (1.20-3.74)), and suicidal ideation (AOR, 95% CI; 5.27 (2.21-12.60)). Conclusion: Problematic alcohol use was higher among the elderly, and cognitive impairment, poor sleep quality, having chronic medical illness, and suicidal ideation were risk factors for AUD. Therefore, community level screening for AUD and comorbid risk factors among this particular age group and managing them is crucial to prevent further complications due to AUD.

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Factors Associated With Suicidal Ideation in Older Adults From Three Cities in Colombia, 2016

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

An investigation of the relationships between suicidal ideation, psychache, and meaning in life using network analysis

An investigation of the relationships between suicidal ideation, psychache, and meaning in life using network analysis

The Relationships Between Suicidal Ideation, Meaning in Life, and Affect: a Network Analysis

Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Factors Among Elderly in Ethiopia

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