Suicide ideation in older people: a qualitative review and Meta-aggregation of Asian studies
AimsTo appraise and synthesize qualitative studies examining older Asian people’s experiences of suicidal ideation.DesignQualitative review and meta-aggregation.Data sourcesFour databases were accessed to retrieve papers published between 1990 and 2022 including the grey literature, hand-searching o...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-08-01
|
| Series: | Frontiers in Psychiatry |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1169820/full |
| _version_ | 1828716137747054592 |
|---|---|
| author | Martin Christensen Martin Christensen Hiu Yin Chan Yuen Yi Chan Ka Yee Cheng Tsz Yan Cheung Tsz Yan Li Jia Ling Situ Po Lam Tam Cheuk Chi Tse Haixia Ma |
| author_facet | Martin Christensen Martin Christensen Hiu Yin Chan Yuen Yi Chan Ka Yee Cheng Tsz Yan Cheung Tsz Yan Li Jia Ling Situ Po Lam Tam Cheuk Chi Tse Haixia Ma |
| author_sort | Martin Christensen |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | AimsTo appraise and synthesize qualitative studies examining older Asian people’s experiences of suicidal ideation.DesignQualitative review and meta-aggregation.Data sourcesFour databases were accessed to retrieve papers published between 1990 and 2022 including the grey literature, hand-searching of reference lists of retrieved papers and key journals. The phenomenon of interest included participants older than 60 years old, must have experienced a form of suicidal ideation and/or an unsuccessful attempt, had actively thought about harming themselves and be of Asian ethnicity.Review methodsThis review was conducted according to Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research and the Joanna Briggs Institute’s System for the Unified Management of the Assessment and Review of Information.ResultsOf the 289 potential studies, seven papers met the inclusion criteria. Two synthesized findings resulted from this review–The Suffering Situation: A Life without Meaning in Older Age and The Healing Situation: A Life Worth Living. The experiences of older Asian people varied from feelings of loneliness, despair and isolation to wanting to live a fruitful life into old age.ConclusionSuicidal ideation in the older person is a growing concern especially with the rise in suicide in this age group. Rising health care costs and erosion of traditional family values means that the older person views themselves as a burden. However, because of the limited number of qualitative studies from an Asian perspective it is difficult to ascertain the full extent of the issues surrounding suicide in older people. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-12T14:08:03Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-b98ad8b9a1af41f6ba873dbd395feebb |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1664-0640 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-12T14:08:03Z |
| publishDate | 2023-08-01 |
| publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Frontiers in Psychiatry |
| spelling | doaj.art-b98ad8b9a1af41f6ba873dbd395feebb2023-08-21T13:30:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402023-08-011410.3389/fpsyt.2023.11698201169820Suicide ideation in older people: a qualitative review and Meta-aggregation of Asian studiesMartin Christensen0Martin Christensen1Hiu Yin Chan2Yuen Yi Chan3Ka Yee Cheng4Tsz Yan Cheung5Tsz Yan Li6Jia Ling Situ7Po Lam Tam8Cheuk Chi Tse9Haixia Ma10School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaInterdisciplinary Centre for Qualitative Research, School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaAimsTo appraise and synthesize qualitative studies examining older Asian people’s experiences of suicidal ideation.DesignQualitative review and meta-aggregation.Data sourcesFour databases were accessed to retrieve papers published between 1990 and 2022 including the grey literature, hand-searching of reference lists of retrieved papers and key journals. The phenomenon of interest included participants older than 60 years old, must have experienced a form of suicidal ideation and/or an unsuccessful attempt, had actively thought about harming themselves and be of Asian ethnicity.Review methodsThis review was conducted according to Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research and the Joanna Briggs Institute’s System for the Unified Management of the Assessment and Review of Information.ResultsOf the 289 potential studies, seven papers met the inclusion criteria. Two synthesized findings resulted from this review–The Suffering Situation: A Life without Meaning in Older Age and The Healing Situation: A Life Worth Living. The experiences of older Asian people varied from feelings of loneliness, despair and isolation to wanting to live a fruitful life into old age.ConclusionSuicidal ideation in the older person is a growing concern especially with the rise in suicide in this age group. Rising health care costs and erosion of traditional family values means that the older person views themselves as a burden. However, because of the limited number of qualitative studies from an Asian perspective it is difficult to ascertain the full extent of the issues surrounding suicide in older people.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1169820/fullAsianideationmajor depressive disordermelancholyolder personqualitative |
| spellingShingle | Martin Christensen Martin Christensen Hiu Yin Chan Yuen Yi Chan Ka Yee Cheng Tsz Yan Cheung Tsz Yan Li Jia Ling Situ Po Lam Tam Cheuk Chi Tse Haixia Ma Suicide ideation in older people: a qualitative review and Meta-aggregation of Asian studies Frontiers in Psychiatry Asian ideation major depressive disorder melancholy older person qualitative |
| title | Suicide ideation in older people: a qualitative review and Meta-aggregation of Asian studies |
| title_full | Suicide ideation in older people: a qualitative review and Meta-aggregation of Asian studies |
| title_fullStr | Suicide ideation in older people: a qualitative review and Meta-aggregation of Asian studies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suicide ideation in older people: a qualitative review and Meta-aggregation of Asian studies |
| title_short | Suicide ideation in older people: a qualitative review and Meta-aggregation of Asian studies |
| title_sort | suicide ideation in older people a qualitative review and meta aggregation of asian studies |
| topic | Asian ideation major depressive disorder melancholy older person qualitative |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1169820/full |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT martinchristensen suicideideationinolderpeopleaqualitativereviewandmetaaggregationofasianstudies AT martinchristensen suicideideationinolderpeopleaqualitativereviewandmetaaggregationofasianstudies AT hiuyinchan suicideideationinolderpeopleaqualitativereviewandmetaaggregationofasianstudies AT yuenyichan suicideideationinolderpeopleaqualitativereviewandmetaaggregationofasianstudies AT kayeecheng suicideideationinolderpeopleaqualitativereviewandmetaaggregationofasianstudies AT tszyancheung suicideideationinolderpeopleaqualitativereviewandmetaaggregationofasianstudies AT tszyanli suicideideationinolderpeopleaqualitativereviewandmetaaggregationofasianstudies AT jialingsitu suicideideationinolderpeopleaqualitativereviewandmetaaggregationofasianstudies AT polamtam suicideideationinolderpeopleaqualitativereviewandmetaaggregationofasianstudies AT cheukchitse suicideideationinolderpeopleaqualitativereviewandmetaaggregationofasianstudies AT haixiama suicideideationinolderpeopleaqualitativereviewandmetaaggregationofasianstudies |