TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - The association between suicide ideation and sensory impairment among elderly Koreans
JO  - Aging and mental health
A1  - Kim, Yoonjung
A1  - Kwak, Yeunhee
A1  - Kim, Ji-Su
SP  - 658
EP  - 665
VL  - 19
IS  - 7
N2  - OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between sensory impairment and suicide ideation among elderly Koreans. <br><br>METHODS: Data from the 2010-2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V was used. Participants included 3636 older adults (≥65 years) who received hearing and vision tests; participants also completed assessments of covariates and suicide ideation. <br><br>RESULTS: The risk of suicide ideation was 1.43-1.65 times higher among participants with visual impairment than in those without impairment. Moreover, the risk was 1.60-1.76 times higher among those with both auditory and visual impairments than the risk for those without any impairment. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study found an association between sensory impairment and suicide ideation in elderly individuals. Therefore, it seems necessary that interventions that reduce or prevent sensory impaired elders' suicide ideation are needed, which may be an indicator of mental health problems or poor quality of life.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1360-7863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2014.989812
ID  - ref1
ER  -