@article{ref1,
title="Attitudes of Elderly Koreans toward Suicide: a Q-Methodological Approach",
journal="Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi (Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing)",
year="2006",
author="Jo, Kae-Hwa and Lee, Hyun-Ji",
volume="",
number="",
pages="905-916",
abstract="PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the types of suicide attitudes among the Korean elderly. <br><br>METHOD: The Q-methodology which provides a method of analyzing the subjectivity of each item was used. Thirty-four selected Q-statements from 38 subjects were classified into a shape of normal distributionusing a 9 point scale. The collected data was analyzed using a QUANL PC program. <br><br>RESULT: Three types of suicide attitudes for research subjects in Korean elderly were identified. Type I is understanding suicide-self conquest and labor type, Type II is opposing suicide-family band foundation type, and Type III is sympathizing with suicide-painful situation escaping type. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The results of the study indicate that different approaches of suicide prevention programs are recommended based on the three types of suicide attitudes among Korean elderly.<p /><p>Language: ko</p>",
language="ko",
issn="1598-2874",
doi="10.4040/jkan.2006.36.6.905",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2006.36.6.905"
}