@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation and related Risk Factors among Korean Adults",
journal="Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing",
year="2013",
author="Park, Eunok and Choi, Su-Jung",
volume="",
number="",
pages="88-96",
abstract="PURPOSE: This study was done to investigate the prevalence of suicidal ideation and associated factors in Korean adults. <br><br>METHODS: From the database of the 5th Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey conducted in 2010, cross-sectional data for 6,283 adults (> or =20 years) were used in this analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: One-year prevalence of suicidal ideation was 14.8%. Higher suicidal ideation was found for women, elders, adults who were divorced or separated, who were in the lower socio-economic class, were alcohol dependent, had a short sleep time, and had higher perceived stress and depression. On stepwise multivariate logistic regression analysis, depression (odds ratio 6.89 [95% confidence interval 5.18~9.16]), perceived stress(3.52 [2.66~4.65]), being woman (1.72 [1.32~2.26]), being an elder (> or =65 yrs) (1.78 [1.07~2.96]), low education(3.52 [2.66~4.62]) and not married (1.48 [1.04~2.12]) were associated with suicidal ideation in Korean adults. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The results indicate that suicidal ideation is highly prevalent in Korean adults, especially in people with depression or high perceived stress. Identification of high-risk group and suicide prevention programs are warranted to reduce the prevalence of suicidal ideation.<p /><p>Language: ko</p>",
language="ko",
issn="1225-8482",
doi="10.12934/jkpmhn.2013.22.2.88",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2013.22.2.88"
}