농촌 지역에 거주하는 고령 인구의 자살 이해력(suicide literacy) 평가
Evaluation of Suicide Literacy Level among Rural Elderly
- 주제(키워드) Elderly Suicide , Elderly Depression , Suicide Literacy , Mental Health Literacy , Rural Elderly , 노인 자살 , 노인 우울증 , 자살 이해력 , 농촌 노인 , 정신건강
- 주제(기타) 사회과학일반
- 설명문(URI) https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/ci/sereArticleSearch/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002763994
- 관리정보기술 faculty
- 등재 KCI등재
- 발행기관 한국보건사회연구원
- 발행년도 2021
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000183103
- 본문언어 한국어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.15709/hswr.2021.41.3.55
초록/요약
This study aims to examine the level of understanding of depression and suicide symptoms among the elderly in rural areas. A questionnaire survey was presented to 119 people over the age of 60 residing in Gimje, Jeollabuk-do. The participants were randomly assigned to one of the three types of vignettes (normal, depression symptom, suicidal signs), and then answered questions about their level of concern and coping advice they would like to recommend for the target. First, the study revealed that the rural elderly who participated in this study could not clearly distinguish between depression and suicidal signs. Second, there was no significant difference between the three groups in the level of concern toward the target depicted in the vignettes. Third, the study found that the participants were not aware of the correct response to depression or suicidal crisis. The coping advice of ‘call the suicide helpline’ is essential to those who have shown signs of suicide; however, it was established that not many cases provided such advice. Based on these empirical results, we explored social efforts needed to improve individual knowledge for suicide prevention and subsequently suggested directions for mental health promotion for the elderly in rural areas.
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