Effectiveness of a community-based program for suicide prevention among elders with early-stage dementia: A controlled observational study.
The purpose of this study was to develop a small-group-focused suicide prevention program for elders with early-stage dementia and to assess its effects. This was a quasi-experimental study with a control group pretest-posttest design. A total of 62 elders diagnosed with early-stage dementia who were receiving care services at nine daycare centers in J City Korea participated in this study. The experimental group participated in the suicide prevention program twice a week for 5 weeks with a pretest and two posttests The developed suicide prevention program had a significant effect on the perceived health status, social support, depression, and suicidal ideation of elders with early-stage dementia. Nurses should integrate risk factors such as depression and protective factors such as health status and social support into a suicide prevention program. This community-based program in geriatric nursing practice can be effective in preventing suicide among elders with early-stage dementia.
Department of Nursing, Jinju Health College, Jinju, South Korea.
Jong-Pill
JP
Kim
Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Science, Inje University, 75 Bokjiro, Busanjingu, Busan, 47392, South Korea. Electronic address: jhyang@inje.ac.kr.
Jinhyang
J
Yang
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000069537:Adult Day Care Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D006304:Health Status; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
Early-stage dementia; Elders; Program development; Program evaluation; Suicide