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- Attitudes of Elderly Koreans toward Suicide: a Q-Methodological Approach
- Kae Hwa Jo, Hyun Ji Lee
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2006;36(6):905-916.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2006.36.6.905
Published online: March 28, 2017
1Professor, Department of Nursing School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, #3056-6 Daemyung 4 dong, Namgu, Daegu, Korea.
2Department of Social Welfare, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea.
Copyright © 2006 Korean Society of Nursing Science
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Abstract
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Purpose
- The purpose of this study was to analyze the types of suicide attitudes among the Korean elderly.
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Method
- The Q-methodology which provides a method of analyzing the subjectivity of each item was used. Thirty-four selected Q-statements from 38 subjects were classified into a shape of normal distributionusing a 9 point scale. The collected data was analyzed using a QUANL PC program.
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Result
- Three types of suicide attitudes for research subjects in Korean elderly were identified. Type I is understanding suicide-self conquest and labor type, Type II is opposing suicide-family band foundation type, and Type III is sympathizing with suicide-painful situation escaping type.
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Conclusion
- The results of the study indicate that different approaches of suicide prevention programs are recommended based on the three types of suicide attitudes among Korean elderly.
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