@article{ref1,
title="Trends and factors associated with suicide deaths in older adults in Ontario, Canada",
journal="Canadian geriatrics journal",
year="2022",
author="Novilla-Surette, Eada M. P. and Shariff, Salimah Z. and Le, Britney and Booth, Richard G.",
volume="25",
number="2",
pages="134-161",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Suicide in older adults is a significant overlooked problem worldwide. This is especially true in Canada where a national suicide prevention strategy has not been established. <br><br>METHODS: Using linked health-care administrative databases, this population-level study (2011 to 2015) described the incidence of older adult suicide (aged 65+), and identified clinical and socio-demographic factors associated with suicide deaths. <br><br>RESULTS: The findings suggest that suicide remains a persistent cause of death in older adults, with an average annual suicide rate of about 100 per million people over the five-year study period. Factors positively associated with suicide vs. non-suicide death included being male, living in rural areas, having a mental illness, having a new dementia diagnosis, and having increased emergency department visits in the year prior to death; whereas, increased age, living in long-term care, having one or more chronic health condition, and increased interactions with primary health care were negatively associated with a suicide death. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Factors associated with suicide death among older adults highlighted in this study may provide better insights for the development and/or improvement of suicide prevention programs and policies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1925-8348",
doi="10.5770/cgj.25.541",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5770/cgj.25.541"
}