Late-life suicide: Insight on motives and contributors derived from suicide notes

Cheung, Gary; Merry, Sally; Sundram, Frederick

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2015.06.035

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“…In our study, 93.3% of older Asians lived with their families, either with their spouse or with their children and extended family. The proportion of older Asians in this study living with family was much higher than the proportion living with family in the overall cohort of older people who died by suicide in New Zealand (59.9%) . The results of our study suggest that despite living with their families, older Asians remained socially and culturally isolated and relied on family in many facets of their lives.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…This study found 80.0% of older Asians completed suicide by hanging or self‐strangulation, compared to 22.7% in the entire cohort of older New Zealanders who died by suicide . The World Health Organization estimated that hanging accounts for around 50% of suicides in high‐income countries .…”

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confidence: 77%

“…Physical ill health and functional decline have been found to contribute to suicide in other research on late‐life suicide . A recent systematic review by Fässberg et al .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The qualitative component of the systematic review suggested that physical illness and resulting disabilities were ‘suicidogenic’ when they affected a person's quality of life . A mixed methods study looking at the content of suicide notes in late‐life suicide found that three of the five main reasons given for suicide were health related . These included having physical illnesses, coping with reduced functioning because of those illnesses, and experiencing a decline in quality of life .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A mixed methods study looking at the content of suicide notes in late‐life suicide found that three of the five main reasons given for suicide were health related . These included having physical illnesses, coping with reduced functioning because of those illnesses, and experiencing a decline in quality of life . Functional impairment as a result of physical illness and pain has been proposed as one mechanism by which people lose their sense of autonomy and experience an increase in their sense of being a burden .…”

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Late‐life suicide in Asian people living in New Zealand: a qualitative study of coronial records

Wang

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Psychogeriatrics

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Further research is needed to identify ways Asian families can access culturally appropriate and accessible support and mental health services for their older members at risk of suicide. There is also a need for developing post-suicide interventions specifically for Asian families. The findings of this study have added to the growing evidence of declining physical health acting as a drive for late-life suicide.

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confidence: 77%

“…Physical ill health and functional decline have been found to contribute to suicide in other research on late‐life suicide . A recent systematic review by Fässberg et al .…”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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“I Wanted to Leave A Long Time Ago”

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2022

Methodologies and Challenges in Forensic Linguistic Casework

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Using suicide notes to understand suicide among cancer patients: A mixed‐method study

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Background Cancer patients are at risk of suicide. However, no studies have used suicide notes to investigate their expressed reasons for suicide. The objectives of this study were to compare the characteristics between note leavers and non‐leavers among cancer suicide cases and to understand the patterns in expressed reasons for suicide using suicide notes. Method Suicide cases (2012–2017) were identified from the Hong Kong Coroner's Court reports, which provide detailed information as well as the content of suicide notes. Bivariate tests and multiple logistic regression were performed to compare the characteristics of note leavers and non‐leavers among suicide cases with cancer. Thematic analysis was performed on suicide notes to extract themes of expressed reasons for suicides by cancer status and age group. Results Among cancer suicide cases and compared to non‐leavers, note leavers were younger, more likely to be male, use non‐violent suicide methods, have better housing conditions, and live alone. Suffering from physical disease was a major theme identified among cancer note leavers across all age groups. Young and middle‐aged non‐cancer note leavers had various themes identified. Physical illness was the major theme for elderly non‐cancer note leavers. Conclusions Cancer note leavers had unique characteristics and suffering from physical illness was the major expressed reason identified in the suicide notes. Healthcare professionals should pay attention to the mental as well as the physical needs of patients. Improving quality of life and regaining control of life are vital for suicide prevention among cancer patients.

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Late-life suicide: Insight on motives and contributors derived from suicide notes

Cited by 33 publications

References 42 publications

Late‐life suicide in Asian people living in New Zealand: a qualitative study of coronial records

Late‐life suicide in Asian people living in New Zealand: a qualitative study of coronial records

“I Wanted to Leave A Long Time Ago”

Using suicide notes to understand suicide among cancer patients: A mixed‐method study

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