Journal of Shandong University (Health Sciences) ›› 2022, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (2): 8-13.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1671-7554.0.2021.0136

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Influencing factors and preventive measures of elderly suicide from the perspective of Healthy China Initiative

SU Yonggang1, WANG Rui2, YANG Tongwei1   

  1. 1. Department of Medical Psychology and Ethics, School of Basic Medical Sciences;
    2. School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China
  • Published:2022-01-25

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Abstract: Implementing the Healthy China Initiative and healthy aging is necessary to deal with population aging. With the rapid increase of aging population, the problem of suicide among the elderly is becoming more serious. The suicide rate of elderly is higher than that of other age groups, and increases with age. The rate of suicide is higher in rural areas than in urban areas, and higher in male than in female. Moreover, the suicidal intention for older adults is strong and suicidal method is lethal. The influencing factors of elderly suicide include physical, psychological and social factors. As suicide is the result of interaction between individual and social factors, prevention and intervention can be carried out from three levels: individual, community, and society.

Key words: Elder population, Suicide, Influencing factors, Prevention, Health China

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