%0 Journal Article
%T Ancianos con intento suicida en el municipio 10 de Octubre
%A Guibert Reyes
%A Wilfredo
%A S¨¢nchez Cruz
%A Liana Rosa
%J Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiolog£¿-a
%D 2001
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X a descriptive study was conducted aimed at identifying psychosocial, demographic and social important characteristics of the elderly who live in "10 de octubre" municipality and who attempted suicide during the last 3 years.the sample was composed of 26 aged people without cognitive deterioration. the semi-structured interview of suicide attempt was made.the results were analyzed later and the following conclusions were reached: there was a predominance of aged white persons between 60 and 69 years old, with primary educational level, retired, and with average incomes. the main risk factors that preceded the suicide attempt were: feeling of hopelessness, depressive syndrome and pathological personal suicide history. the protective factor for suicide present in most of the elderly was physical well-being and most of them had a formal-informal network of social support and received mainly instrumental support and considered generally the social support as deficient.
%K suicide attempted [etiology]
%K aged
%K risk factors
%K psychology
%K social
%K social support
%K aging
%K population characteristics..
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