대한노인정신의학회

Objective：The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between suicidal ideation and the associated with sociodemographic and clinical factors in community dwelling, elderly living alone in Korea. Methods：A total of the 329 community-dwelling elderly aged 65 years or older who lived alone were recruited and they underwent the questionnaire including their sociodemographic data, Activities of Daily Living/Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale (ADL/IADL) and the Korean version of the Short Geriatric Depression Scale (SGDS-K). Suicidal ideation was evaluated by using the "suicidal thought" item of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Results：According to the result of our sample of elderly living alone, 22.8% of the subjects reported their suicidal ideation. ADL/IADL score (p＜0.01), subjective economic status (p＜0.05), and subjective health status (p＜0.05) had a negative correlation with suicidal ideation. SGDS-K score (p＜0.05) had positive correlations with suicidal ideation. Multiple regression analysis revealed that suicidal ideation correlates to ADL/IADL score (p=0.025). Conclusion：This study exhibit that ADL/IADL is significantly associated with suicidal ideation.

자살,자살사고,노인,독거노인,일상생활수행능력,우울, Suicide,Suicidal ideation,Aged,Elderly living alone,Activities of daily living,Depression