TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation and related Risk Factors among Korean Adults
JO  - Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
A1  - Park, Eunok
A1  - Choi, Su-Jung
SP  - 88
EP  - 96
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N2  - 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>
LA  - ko
SN  - 1225-8482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2013.22.2.88
ID  - ref1
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