Abstract
An exploratory study of 83 randomly selected elderly persons (mean age 86.5 yrs) relocated to a nursing home was conducted in the north of Israel. The aim was to examine the relationship between duration of residency and suicidal ideation. Elderly people in 4 different periods of residency were compared on 3 scales: the Beck Depression Inventory, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Scale for Suicide Ideation. Participants at all 4 stages of relocation expressed high levels of suicidality, particularly those in their first 7 months of residency. In addition, residents at different stages of adaptation to relocation at the nursing home expressed different levels of depression, suicidality, and hopelessness. It is suggested that special attention be paid to residents' subjective mental and emotional states, especially during the first period of relocation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 334-343 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Illness Crisis and Loss |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Oct 2002 |
Keywords
- Institutionalization
- Major Depression
- Nursing Homes
- Suicidal Ideation