1College of Nursing, Graduate School of Hanyang University, Seoul
2College of Nursing, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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Q-Statements and Z-Score for Type
| No. | Statements | z-score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1 (n=11) | Type 2 (n=8) | Type 3 (n=3) | Type 4 (n=3) | ||
| 1 | Talks drastically less than usual. | 0.75 | 0.38 | -0.49 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Frequently says "I shall die!" or "I have just a few days before dying!" | 1.15 | -1.01 | 0.46 | -1.61 |
| 3 | Abruptly cleans up after himself/herself, leaves a will, and is prepared for something weird. | 1.50 | 0.74 | 1.38 | 1.19 |
| 4 | Asks anyone if he/she should live or die. | -0.03 | -0.85 | -1.42 | 0.49 |
| 5 | Frequently asks people around whether he/she is useful. | 0.80 | -.13 | 0.06 | -0.23 |
| 6 | Says to his/her children not to be sad if he/she dies. | 0.54 | -0.98 | 0.77 | -1.09 |
| 7 | Abruptly spends money for anyone for free. | 0.05 | -0.66 | 0.48 | -1.66 |
| 8 | Eats expensive foods, and often travels alone. | -0.59 | -0.85 | 0.14 | -1.45 |
| 9 | Makes a phone call to relatives or friends who he/she does not usually keep touch with or meets them. | 0.80 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.35 |
| 10 | Shows excessively happier feelings or more exaggerated behavior than usual. | -0.19 | -0.35 | -0.80 | 0.87 |
| 11 | Never comes out of his/her room without having foods all day long. | 0.42 | -0.05 | -1.71 | 0.66 |
| 12 | Asks his/her pets about death in a way to talk to himself/herself. | 0.11 | -0.24 | -0.29 | -0.89 |
| 13 | Asks people around how to die without pain. | -0.03 | 0.13 | -0.77 | -0.49 |
| 14 | Doesn't have a deep sleep but suffers insomnia. | 0.53 | -0.07 | 1.55 | 1.59 |
| 15 | Doesn't show especially notable behavior. | -0.50 | 0.46 | -0.90 | -0.16 |
| 16 | Gets violent, hurls insults, and is frequently irritable. | -0.54 | -0.65 | 0.20 | 0.35 |
| 17 | Asks people around how to purchase agricultural chemicals or sleeping pills. | -0.10 | -0.59 | -0.32 | -0.54 |
| 18 | I think it is difficult to predict an elder's psychological and behavioral changes due to suicidal intention as I believe the number of elderly suicides is trivial. | -0.96 | -0.15 | -1.24 | 0.40 |
| 19 | Would rather pretend not to notice an elder's suicidal intention if I do. | -1.71 | -1.95 | -1.52 | -2.01 |
| 20 | It will be good for an elder to pass away after living quietly without causing harm to his/her sons or daughters. | -1.93 | -1.32 | 1.57 | 0.44 |
| 21 | Elders happen to have suicidal intention from thin air as they have nothing to do. | -0.68 | 0.37 | 0.31 | -1.12 |
| 22 | I am anxious about an elder's suicidal intention when he or she abruptly repeats words like "I wanna die." | 0.89 | 0.30 | -0.27 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Noticing an elder has suicidal intention, we should at once bring him/her to psychiatry. | 0.96 | 2.06 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 24 | Make conversations to clarify what his/her worries and problems are when noticing an elder has suicidal ideation. | 1.25 | 1.31 | -0.60 | 0.47 |
| 25 | It is desirable to encourage an elder to have some hobbies or to leave on a family trip when noticing an elder has suicidal intention. | 0.59 | 1.61 | 2.01 | 1.24 |
| 26 | When an elder has suicidal ideation, we inform it of other family members and set up some measures. | 1.28 | 1.67 | 0.59 | 0.47 |
| 27 | I think it is just stupid of an elder to have suicidal intention. | -1.76 | 1.18 | 0.51 | 0.35 |
| 28 | A sign of suicidal intention is a phenomenon showing the wish that someone noticed it and gave help. | 1.46 | 0.67 | -0.66 | 1.24 |
| 29 | Noticing an elder tries to commit suicide, we should at once make a contact with a suicide prevention center to request help. | 0.56 | 1.47 | -0.46 | -.05 |
| 30 | I don't know why I should be informed of someone else's suicidal intention. | -1.75 | -0.47 | -1.70 | -0.98 |
| 31 | It is alright for an elder to die or not and I have no concern about it. | -2.02 | -1.79 | -0.52 | -1.43 |
| 32 | A caregiver of an elder might have no concern about the elder's suicidal intention, but might wish the elder died by committing suicide. | -1.05 | -1.90 | -0.79 | -0.33 |
| 33 | I believe it is because a caregiver does not take sincere care of an elder that the elder has come to have suicidal intention. | -0.66 | -0.09 | 0.37 | -0.14 |
| 34 | The more severe an elder's depression, the more expressions of suicide he/she makes. | 0.41 | 0.72 | 0.88 | 0.35 |
| 35 | Elders' suicidal intention can occur when they find no reason to live as they have got old and sick. | 0.45 | 0.38 | 2.16 | 1.87 |
Demographic Characteristics and Factor Weight by Type (N=25)
| Type (n) | ID | Factor weight | Gender | Age (year) | Educational Background | Duration of caregiving (year/month) | Experience of suicide education | Experience of relative's suicide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1 (11) | 10 | 1.9766 | Female | 35 | Grad school | 2y 2m | Yes | No |
| 11 | 1.7834 | Female | 54 | High school | 1y | Yes | No | |
| 07 | 1.7706 | Female | 29 | College | 1y | Yes | No | |
| 14 | 1.2970 | Female | 65 | High school | 43y | Yes | No | |
| 12 | 1.0496 | Female | 43 | High school | 4y 5m | Yes | No | |
| 21 | 1.0245 | Female | 54 | College | 8y | No | No | |
| 05 | 0.9857 | Female | 49 | High school | 4y | No | No | |
| 08 | 0.9247 | Female | 46 | Grad school | 4y | No | No | |
| 22 | 0.9002 | Female | 44 | College | 8y | No | Yes | |
| 24 | 0.7595 | Female | 57 | College | 1y | No | No | |
| 02 | 0.7080 | Female | 37 | College | 10y | No | No | |
| Type 2 (8) | 25 | 1.7597 | Female | 54 | College | 6y | No | No |
| 09 | 1.4849 | Female | 48 | Grad school | 4y | No | Yes | |
| 16 | 1.1333 | Male | 40 | High school | 7y 4m | No | No | |
| 04 | 0.9970 | Female | 61 | College | 15y | No | No | |
| 20 | 0.8775 | Female | 56 | High school | 17y 2m | No | No | |
| 13 | 0.7103 | Female | 55 | High school | 31y 2m | No | No | |
| 19 | 0.6809 | Female | 66 | High school | 8y 1m | No | No | |
| 03 | 0.5886 | Female | 48 | High school | 1y | No | No | |
| Type 3 (3) | 18 | 1.0916 | Female | 61 | High school | 1y | No | No |
| 15 | 0.9931 | Female | 62 | High school | 30y 6m | No | No | |
| 01 | 0.5214 | Female | 68 | Elem. school | 10y | No | Yes | |
| Type 4 (3) | 06 | 1.3785 | Female | 55 | High school | 3y | No | No |
| 17 | 1.1547 | Female | 51 | High school | 6y | No | No | |
| 23 | 0.7414 | Female | 57 | High school | 9y 1m | No | No |
Elem. school=elementary school.
Elem. school=elementary school.
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