Kong Jung Won, Park Ji Young
Research Institute of Social Welfare, Sungkyunkwan University, 25-2, Sungkyunkwan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03063, Korea.
Department of Social Welfare, Open Cyber University of Korea, C-9F, 353, Mangu-ro, Jungnaug-gu, Seoul 02087, Korea.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2022 Apr 6;12(4):97. doi: 10.3390/bs12040097.
Dementia-related suicide is not well known. This study aimed to understand the characteristics of suicide risk among people with dementia and dementia family caregivers in South Korea. According to a systematic review of PRISMA guidelines, six electronic databases were searched for research published from 2010 to 2021. Ten studies were included. Among the included studies on people with dementia, one study (25%) showed no increase in the death risk of suicide, while three studies (75%) revealed suicide risk. Furthermore, in the dementia family caregivers, one study (17%) reported suicides and five studies (83%) reported suicide ideation (SI). Early dementia and independence or partial dependence in activities of daily living and home-based care are related to suicide risk in people with dementia. Meanwhile, suicide risk in dementia family caregivers is related to care burden, dementia severity, and poor approaches to coping with the family member's dementia. The studies reviewed, which demonstrate heterogenous methodologies, suggest that both people with dementia and dementia family caregivers face suicide risk. The results of the current study offer insights useful for the prevention and treatment of mental health issues in both groups.
与痴呆症相关的自杀并不为人所熟知。本研究旨在了解韩国痴呆症患者及其家庭照料者的自杀风险特征。根据对PRISMA指南的系统评价，检索了六个电子数据库，以查找2010年至2021年发表的研究。共纳入10项研究。在纳入的关于痴呆症患者的研究中，有1项研究（25%）显示自杀死亡风险没有增加，而有3项研究（75%）揭示了自杀风险。此外，在痴呆症患者的家庭照料者中，有1项研究（17%）报告了自杀事件，有5项研究（83%）报告了自杀意念（SI）。早期痴呆症以及日常生活活动中的独立或部分依赖和居家照护与痴呆症患者的自杀风险有关。与此同时，痴呆症家庭照料者的自杀风险与照料负担、痴呆症严重程度以及应对家庭成员痴呆症的不良方式有关。所综述的研究展示了不同的方法，表明痴呆症患者及其家庭照料者都面临自杀风险。本研究结果为这两类人群心理健康问题的预防和治疗提供了有益的见解。
