@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of suicidal behaviors in residents of long-term care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis",
journal="OMEGA - Journal of death and dying",
year="2023",
author="Bareeqa, Syeda Beenish and Samar, Syeda Sana and Masood, Yasir and Husain, Mustafa M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Long-term care facilities (LTC) plays a pivotal role in caring for geriatric population. However, the risk of suicide in long-term care institutions among older individuals is little understood (e.g., nursing homes, assisted living facilities). <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this systematic review is to pool and meta-analyze the data on prevalence of suicidal behaviors in geriatric population residing in long-term care facilities. <br><br>METHODS: We have conducted the systematic review in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. The utilized databases are Pubmed, Medline, Google scholar and Scopus. The Meta-analysis was done using OpenMeta [analyst] software. Subgroup analysis was also performed. <br><br>RESULTS: After running an analysis on pooled data from twenty cross-sectional studies with 3,023,224 participants, the prevalence of suicidal behavior is 6.4% (95% CI = 5.7-7) in LTC. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This meta-analysis shows pooled prevalence of suicidal behavior among geriatric residents of LTC was found to be moderately high all over the world.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0030-2228",
doi="10.1177/00302228231176309",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00302228231176309"
}