@article{ref1,
title="Effectiveness of a community-based program for suicide prevention among elders with early-stage dementia: a controlled observational study",
journal="Geriatric nursing",
year="2016",
author="Kim, Jong-Pill and Yang, Jinhyang",
volume="38",
number="2",
pages="97-105",
abstract="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.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0197-4572",
doi="10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.08.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.08.002"
}