Health Conditions and Passive Suicidal Ideation in the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the associations between health conditions and passive suicidal ideation in middle-aged and older adults.

Method

Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted on data from 35,664 middle-aged and older adults from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe. Mediation analyses were also conducted to test the roles of disability and depression in risk of ideation.

Results

After including demographic variables, disability, depression, and other health conditions as covariates, heart attack, diabetes/high blood sugar, chronic lung disease, arthritis, ulcer, and hip/femoral fractures were associated with increased odds of passive suicidal ideation. When grouped by organ systems, conditions affecting the endocrine, respiratory, an

SUBMITTER: Lutz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4982388 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature