Kim Yoonjung, Kwak Yeunhee, Kim Ji-Su
a Red Cross College of Nursing , Chung-Ang University , Seoul , Republic of Korea.
Aging Ment Health. 2015 Jul;19(7):658-65. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2014.989812. Epub 2014 Dec 15.
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between sensory impairment and suicide ideation among elderly Koreans.
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.
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.
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.
本横断面研究旨在探讨韩国老年人感觉障碍与自杀意念之间的关系。
使用了2010 - 2012年韩国国家健康与营养检查调查V的数据。参与者包括3636名接受听力和视力测试的老年人（≥65岁）；参与者还完成了协变量和自杀意念的评估。
有视力障碍的参与者出现自杀意念的风险比无视力障碍者高1.43 - 1.65倍。此外，同时存在听觉和视觉障碍者的风险比无任何障碍者高1.60 - 1.76倍。
本研究发现老年人感觉障碍与自杀意念之间存在关联。因此，似乎有必要采取干预措施来减少或预防感觉受损老年人的自杀意念，这可能是心理健康问题或生活质量差的一个指标。
