Suicide Risk in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities: 2003-2011.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We investigated the epidemiology of suicide among adults aged 50 years and older in nursing homes and assisted living facilities and whether anticipating transitioning into long-term care (LTC) is a risk factor for suicide.

Methods

Data come from the Virginia Violent Death Reporting System (2003-2011). We matched locations of suicides (n = 3453) against publicly available resource registries of nursing homes (n = 285) and assisted living facilities (n = 548). We examined individual and organizational correlates of suicide by logistic regression. We identified decedents anticipating entry into LTC through qualitative text analysis.

Results

Incidence of suicide was 14.16 per 100 000 in nursing homes and 15.66 in the community. Better performance on Nursing Ho

SUBMITTER: Mezuk B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4463392 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature