State Variation in Long-Term Care Availability, Regulation, and Cost and Suicide Mortality Among Older Adults in the United States: 2010-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Residential long-term care (LTC) facilities may be key settings for the prevention of suicide among older adults; however, little is known about the relationship between statewide policies determining characteristics of LTC facilities and suicide mortality. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate the association between state policies regarding availability, regulation, and cost of LTC and suicide mortality among adults aged 55 and older in the United States over a 5-year period.

Design

Longitudinal ecological study.

Setting and participants

LTC residents from 16 states reporting mortality data to the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) from 2010 to 2015.

Methods

We linked suicide data from the NVDRS and data sources on LTC service

SUBMITTER: Lohman MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8483567 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature