Reasons for living among older male Chinese residents of veterans’ homes

Tsai, Yun‐Fang; Wong, Thomas; Ku, Yan-Chiou; Liu, Wenchien

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05884.x

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“…The majority of these female participants had less than a junior high-school education, possibly limiting their ability to reflect on and analyze their motives and beliefs about not killing oneself. Similar findings have been reported for older Taiwanese veterans’ home residents’ reasons for living [42]. …”

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Protective factors against suicide among young-old Chinese outpatients

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BackgroundSuicide is common among the elderly worldwide. However, no literature could be found on the beliefs/expectations that protect young-old people from attempting suicide. The purpose of this study was to explore young-old outpatients’ reasons for not killing themselves in Taiwan.MethodData for this qualitative descriptive study were extracted from a large research series. From the 83 elderly outpatients in the original sample, 31 were chosen for this study because they were young-old (65–74 years old) and from two randomly selected medical centers in northern Taiwan. Data on participants’ reasons for not killing themselves in unhappy situations were collected in individual interviews using a semi-structured guide and analyzed by content analysis.ResultsAnalysis of interview data identified six major themes: satisfied with one’s life, suicide cannot resolve problems, fear of humiliating one’s children, religious beliefs, never thought about suicide, and living in harmony with nature.ConclusionThese identified protective factors (reasons for living) could be added to suicide-prevention programs for the elderly. Our findings may also serve as a reference for geriatric researchers in western countries with increasing numbers of elderly ethnic minority immigrants.

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“…The benefits of taking anti-depressant medications are recognised [ 36 ]. Receiving treatment for painful physical conditions also made participants feel better, which has been found to protect against suicide [ 37 ]. In addition, our participants found a way to shift their attention from suicidal thoughts.…”

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Triggers of suicide ideation and protective factors of actually executing suicide among first onset cases in older psychiatric outpatients: a qualitative study

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BackgroundSuicide is a global issue among the elderly, but few studies have explored the experiences of suicide ideation in older Asian psychiatric outpatients.MethodOlder psychiatric outpatients (N = 24) were recruited by convenience from one medical centre and one regional hospital in northern Taiwan. Participants were recruited if they met these inclusion criteria: 1) ≥65 years old, 2) without severe cognitive deficit, 3) outpatients in the psychiatric clinics at the selected hospitals, and 4) self-reported first episode of suicidal ideation within the previous year. Data were collected in individual interviews using a semi-structured guide and analysed by content analysis.ResultsSuicide ideation was triggered by illness and physical discomfort, conflicts with family members/friends, illness of family members, death of family members/friends, and loneliness. Participants’ reasons for not executing suicide were family members’ and friends’ support, receiving treatment, finding a way to shift their attention, fear of increasing pressure on one’s children, religious beliefs, and not knowing how to execute suicide.ConclusionUnderstanding these identified triggers of suicide ideation may help psychiatrists open a channel for conversation with their elderly clients and more readily make their diagnosis. Understanding these identified protective factors against executing suicide can help psychiatrists not only treat depression, but also enhance protective factors for their clients.

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“…The settings varied between studies with two being conducted in veterans homes ( 25 , 32 ), three in psychiatric out-patient clinics ( 20 , 23 , 24 ), one in a long term care hospital ( 19 ) and one in the home environment ( 33 ). All of the studies included used a variety or recognized qualitative research designs to data collection and data analysis – two used descriptive phenomenology ( 19 , 25 ), three used content analysis ( 20 , 23 , 24 ) and two used thematic analysis ( 32 , 33 ). Individual interviews were the preferred approach to data collection in all studies ( Table 3 ).…”

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“…This increased their feelings of being seen as a burden or feeling worthless, which then led to a spiral of depression. This was exacerbated when their family or friends did not treat them with respect, which most viewed as a breakdown in the traditional family values (filial piety) ( 25 , 32 ) and the growing trend of unfriendly communities. For example, one older male participant experienced first-hand the dismissive and effusive rudeness from his son when simply asking to see his grandson, which to him evoked feelings of being unimportant, unloved, and disrespected ( 32 ).…”

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Suicide ideation in older people: a qualitative review and Meta-aggregation of Asian studies

Christensen,

Chan,

Chan

et al. 2023

Front. Psychiatry

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AimsTo appraise and synthesize qualitative studies examining older Asian people’s experiences of suicidal ideation.DesignQualitative review and meta-aggregation.Data sourcesFour databases were accessed to retrieve papers published between 1990 and 2022 including the grey literature, hand-searching of reference lists of retrieved papers and key journals. The phenomenon of interest included participants older than 60 years old, must have experienced a form of suicidal ideation and/or an unsuccessful attempt, had actively thought about harming themselves and be of Asian ethnicity.Review methodsThis review was conducted according to Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research and the Joanna Briggs Institute’s System for the Unified Management of the Assessment and Review of Information.ResultsOf the 289 potential studies, seven papers met the inclusion criteria. Two synthesized findings resulted from this review–The Suffering Situation: A Life without Meaning in Older Age and The Healing Situation: A Life Worth Living. The experiences of older Asian people varied from feelings of loneliness, despair and isolation to wanting to live a fruitful life into old age.ConclusionSuicidal ideation in the older person is a growing concern especially with the rise in suicide in this age group. Rising health care costs and erosion of traditional family values means that the older person views themselves as a burden. However, because of the limited number of qualitative studies from an Asian perspective it is difficult to ascertain the full extent of the issues surrounding suicide in older people.

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Reasons for living among older male Chinese residents of veterans’ homes

Cited by 9 publications

References 41 publications

Protective factors against suicide among young-old Chinese outpatients

Protective factors against suicide among young-old Chinese outpatients

Triggers of suicide ideation and protective factors of actually executing suicide among first onset cases in older psychiatric outpatients: a qualitative study

Suicide ideation in older people: a qualitative review and Meta-aggregation of Asian studies

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