Kim Jong-Pill, Yang Jinhyang
Department of Nursing, Jinju Health College, Jinju, South Korea.
Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Science, Inje University, 75 Bokjiro, Busanjingu, Busan, 47392, South Korea.
Geriatr Nurs. 2017 Mar-Apr;38(2):97-105. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.08.002. Epub 2016 Sep 1.
The purpose of this study was to develop a small-group-focused suicide prevention program for elders with early-stage dementia and to assess its effects. This was a quasi-experimental study with a control group pretest-posttest design. A total of 62 elders diagnosed with early-stage dementia who were receiving care services at nine daycare centers in J City Korea participated in this study. The experimental group participated in the suicide prevention program twice a week for 5 weeks with a pretest and two posttests The developed suicide prevention program had a significant effect on the perceived health status, social support, depression, and suicidal ideation of elders with early-stage dementia. Nurses should integrate risk factors such as depression and protective factors such as health status and social support into a suicide prevention program. This community-based program in geriatric nursing practice can be effective in preventing suicide among elders with early-stage dementia.
本研究的目的是为患有早期痴呆症的老年人制定一个以小组为重点的自杀预防计划，并评估其效果。这是一项采用对照组前测-后测设计的准实验研究。共有62名在韩国J市九个日托中心接受护理服务的被诊断为早期痴呆症的老年人参与了本研究。实验组每周参加两次自杀预防计划，为期5周，并进行了一次前测和两次后测。所制定的自杀预防计划对患有早期痴呆症老年人的感知健康状况、社会支持、抑郁和自杀意念产生了显著影响。护士应将抑郁等风险因素以及健康状况和社会支持等保护因素纳入自杀预防计划。这种老年护理实践中的社区项目在预防早期痴呆症老年人自杀方面可能是有效的。
