TY - JOUR
T1 - The Influences of Anxiety, Depression, and Coping Strategies on Older Adults’ Suicidal Ideation.
AU - Yeh, Pi-Ming
N1 - Abstract Background: Adults' Suicide is a major public health issue among older adults, who have a high rate of completing suicide. In 2014, the highest suicide rate was among people 85 years or older. Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Adults’ Suicide is a major public health issue among older adults, who have a high rate of completing suicide. In 2014, the highest suicide rate was among people 85 years or older. Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the influence of anxiety, depression, and coping strategies on suicidal ideation in older adults in the U.S. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional, descriptive research design. Data were collected using structured questionnaires. The sample consisted of 51 community-dwelling older adults. The software SPSS 23 was used for data analysis. Descriptive data analysis techniques, including Pearson Correlation, Stepwise Multiple Regression, and ANOVA, were used to answer the research questions. Results: The mean age was 73.16 (SD = 7.41), range (64-91); 54.9% were male and 45.1% were female. The following variables were significantly related to older adults’ suicidal ideation: anxiety (r = 0.546, p = 0.000), depression (r = 0.678, p = 0.000), problem focused disengagement coping (r = -0.486, p = 0.000), emotional focused engagement coping (r = 0.472, p = 0.000), and emotional focused disengagement coping (r = 0.350, p = 0.012). The results of Multiple Regression indicated that depression (ß = 0.583, p ≤ 0.001) and emotional focused engagement coping strategies (ß = 0.229, p ≤ 0.05) were significant predictors of older adults’ suicidal ideation. There were significant differences of anxiety, depression, and coping strategies between high suicidal ideation (scores = 4-7) group 3 and low suicidal ideation (scores = 0-2) group 1. Group 3 had higher level of anxiety and depression than Group 1. Group 1 had higher scores on using problem-focused disengagement coping strategies and lower scores on using emotion-focused engagement coping strategies than Group 3. Conclusions: The findings indicate that older adults with higher levels of anxiety and depression, or using emotional focused coping strategies had higher scores on suicidal ideation. Older adults who used problem focused coping strategies had lower scores on suicidal ideation
AB - Adults’ Suicide is a major public health issue among older adults, who have a high rate of completing suicide. In 2014, the highest suicide rate was among people 85 years or older. Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the influence of anxiety, depression, and coping strategies on suicidal ideation in older adults in the U.S. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional, descriptive research design. Data were collected using structured questionnaires. The sample consisted of 51 community-dwelling older adults. The software SPSS 23 was used for data analysis. Descriptive data analysis techniques, including Pearson Correlation, Stepwise Multiple Regression, and ANOVA, were used to answer the research questions. Results: The mean age was 73.16 (SD = 7.41), range (64-91); 54.9% were male and 45.1% were female. The following variables were significantly related to older adults’ suicidal ideation: anxiety (r = 0.546, p = 0.000), depression (r = 0.678, p = 0.000), problem focused disengagement coping (r = -0.486, p = 0.000), emotional focused engagement coping (r = 0.472, p = 0.000), and emotional focused disengagement coping (r = 0.350, p = 0.012). The results of Multiple Regression indicated that depression (ß = 0.583, p ≤ 0.001) and emotional focused engagement coping strategies (ß = 0.229, p ≤ 0.05) were significant predictors of older adults’ suicidal ideation. There were significant differences of anxiety, depression, and coping strategies between high suicidal ideation (scores = 4-7) group 3 and low suicidal ideation (scores = 0-2) group 1. Group 3 had higher level of anxiety and depression than Group 1. Group 1 had higher scores on using problem-focused disengagement coping strategies and lower scores on using emotion-focused engagement coping strategies than Group 3. Conclusions: The findings indicate that older adults with higher levels of anxiety and depression, or using emotional focused coping strategies had higher scores on suicidal ideation. Older adults who used problem focused coping strategies had lower scores on suicidal ideation
KW - anxiety
KW - coping strategies
KW - depression
KW - older adult
KW - suicidal ideation
UR - https://www.academia.edu/38123636/The_Influences_of_Anxiety_Depression_and_Coping_Strategies_On_Older_Adults_Suicidal_Ideation
M3 - Article
VL - 3
JO - Jacobs Journal of Gerontology
JF - Jacobs Journal of Gerontology
ER -