Life experiences of elderly people with suicide ideation at the long‐term care hospitals in South Korea

Kim, Ok Sun; Sok, Sohyune R.

doi:10.1111/ijn.12597

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“…Suicide prevention initiatives, especially means restriction, emphasize a social approach (O. S. Kim & Sok, 2017). “Means restriction entails a community or societal action that (ideally) does not depend on an individual’s intention or volition” (Yip et al., 2012, p. 2394).…”

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A Qualitative Exploration of South Korean Emerging Adults’ Perspectives on Death and Suicide Through Short Stories

Prinsloo

2019

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Despite the alarming suicide rate among South Korean emerging adults, relatively little is known about their unfettered perspectives on death and suicide. Therefore, an innovative data collection technique was developed to apprehend the meanings that emerging adults attribute to death and suicide in their explorations of the phenomena through a selection of short stories. A convenience sample ( N = 114) responded to a survey in which participants transferred their feelings toward death and suicide to characters or events in the short stories. A qualitative content analysis revealed relatively permissive perspectives toward death and suicide. Negative perspectives on death are associated with societal victimization and positive perspectives with naturalistic fatalism. Positive perspectives on suicide are overwhelmingly rooted in existential, individual choices while negative perspectives focus on societal pressures. These perspectives contribute to illuminating tensions between traditionalist collectivism and contemporary individualism in Korean society that could inform suicide prevention initiatives for emerging adults.

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“…Scholarship is often devoted to suicide during adolescence (Bae, 2019; H. S. Kim & Kim, 2008; Kwak & Ickovics, 2019; J. Y. Lee & Bae, 2015; H. S. Park, Schepp, Jang, & Koo, 2006; Zong, 2015) and late adulthood (O. S. Kim & Sok, 2017; J. Y. Park et al., 2013; Sun, 2016).…”

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A Qualitative Exploration of South Korean Emerging Adults’ Perspectives on Death and Suicide Through Short Stories

Prinsloo

2019

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“…Having lost control over one's life because of deteriorating functioning makes the elderly feel that they can regain control by deciding to terminate their life (Kjølseth et al, 2010). Old age is generally associated with emotional and psychological difficulties: loss of life partner (Mogensen et al, 2016) and of social and family ties, with ensuing isolation, loneliness, and depression (Conejero et al, 2018;O. S. Kim & Sok, 2017).…”

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Testing the Effectiveness of a Salutogenic Model for Reducing Suicidal Tendencies in a Population of Elderly and Young Adults

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Cohen-Louck

2020

Omega (Westport)

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Suicide is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, with the elderly having the highest suicide rates. This study tests the effectiveness of a salutogenic model in normative elderly people compared with young adults in protecting against risk behaviors and suicidal tendencies, based on two variables: locus of control and meaning in life (mediating variable between locus of control and suicidal tendency). Participants were 191 people aged 65 to 100 years and 200 young adults aged 18 to 28 years old. Participants completed questionnaires on locus of control and purpose in life and were assessed for suicidal tendencies. Findings reveal a negative effect of age on locus of control, purpose in life, and a negative correlation between purpose in life and internal locus of control and suicidal tendency. Purpose in life mediates between internal locus of control and suicidal tendency in both populations. The salutogenic model has significant implications and can be used to reduce suicidal tendencies.

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Exploring life and help-seeking experiences regarding suicidal ideations among nursing home residents

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Life experiences of elderly people with suicide ideation at the long‐term care hospitals in South Korea

Cited by 6 publications

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A Qualitative Exploration of South Korean Emerging Adults’ Perspectives on Death and Suicide Through Short Stories

A Qualitative Exploration of South Korean Emerging Adults’ Perspectives on Death and Suicide Through Short Stories

Testing the Effectiveness of a Salutogenic Model for Reducing Suicidal Tendencies in a Population of Elderly and Young Adults

Exploring life and help-seeking experiences regarding suicidal ideations among nursing home residents

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