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[Attitudes of elderly Koreans toward suicide: a Q-methodological approach]
1Department of Nursing School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, #3056-6 Daemyung 4 dong, Namgu, Daegu, Korea. jokw@cu.ac.kr
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to analyze the types of suicide attitudes among the Korean elderly.
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 distribution using a 9 point scale. The collected data was analyzed using a QUANL PC program.
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.
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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