OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether living alone is significantly associated with expression of suicide ideation among mood-disordered mental health patients and whether degree of family connectedness moderates the association between living alone and expression of suicide ideation. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey design. SETTING: Inpatient and outpatient mental health services in Rochester, New York. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 130-mood-disordered inpatients and outpatients 50 years and older. MEASUREMENTS: Patients completed a demographics form, an interviewer-rated measure of current suicide ideation (Scale for Suicide Ideation), and a self-report measure of family connectedness derived from the Reasons for Living Scale-Older Adult version. RESULTS: Patients who reported greater family connectedness were significantly less likely to report suicide ideation; this protective effect was strongest for those living with others (Wald χ(2)[df = 1] = 3.987, p = 0.046, OR = 0.905; 95% CI = 0.821-0.998). A significant main effect of family connectedness on suicide ideation suggested that having a stronger connection to family members decreased the likelihood of reporting suicide ideation (Wald χ(2)[df = 1] = 9.730, p = 0.002, OR = 0.852; 95% CI = 0.771-0.942). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest potential value in assessing the quality of interpersonal relationships when conducting a suicide risk assessment among depressed middle-aged and older adults.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether living alone is significantly associated with expression of suicide ideation among mood-disordered mental healthpatients and whether degree of family connectedness moderates the association between living alone and expression of suicide ideation. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey design. SETTING: Inpatient and outpatient mental health services in Rochester, New York. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 130-mood-disordered inpatients and outpatients 50 years and older. MEASUREMENTS: Patients completed a demographics form, an interviewer-rated measure of current suicide ideation (Scale for Suicide Ideation), and a self-report measure of family connectedness derived from the Reasons for Living Scale-Older Adult version. RESULTS:Patients who reported greater family connectedness were significantly less likely to report suicide ideation; this protective effect was strongest for those living with others (Wald χ(2)[df = 1] = 3.987, p = 0.046, OR = 0.905; 95% CI = 0.821-0.998). A significant main effect of family connectedness on suicide ideation suggested that having a stronger connection to family members decreased the likelihood of reporting suicide ideation (Wald χ(2)[df = 1] = 9.730, p = 0.002, OR = 0.852; 95% CI = 0.771-0.942). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest potential value in assessing the quality of interpersonal relationships when conducting a suicide risk assessment among depressed middle-aged and older adults.
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