关于预防自杀的公众宣传活动并没有针对老年人进行优化
Hailey V Cray1, Weronika Pasciak2, Rebecca Breheney3
1Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital (HVC, IVV), Belmont, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (HVC, WP), Boston, MA; New England Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) (HVC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA.
自杀预防运动在很大程度上忽视了老年人. 大多数组织都承认这一高风险群体,但为预防晚年自杀提供了很少的有针对性的资源或公共卫生计划.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 老年人代表了自杀率最高的人口群体.
- 现有的自杀预防活动对其他群体有效,但缺乏针对晚年自杀的具体举措.
- 非常需要评估当前的自杀预防策略是否包括老年人.
研究的目的:
- 评估著名的预防自杀组织网站如何满足老年人的需求.
- 识别公共卫生活动和专门为晚年自杀预防而设计的资源的差距.
- 评估自杀预防网站上的老年人信息的可访问性.
主要方法:
- 一个使用"自杀预防组织"的谷歌搜索协议确定了关键组织.
- 对组织网站进行了定性分析.
- 网站内容检查了针对老年人的预防活动和资源.
主要成果:
- 确定了七个组织.
- 5名老年人被公认为高风险人群.
- 没有一个为老年人提供公共卫生活动;只有两个提供了特定的资源,这些资源并不容易获得.
结论:
- 在老年人的自杀预防工作中存在显著的差异.
- 对于老年人的信息和资源往往无法在组织网站上获得.
- 增加资金,研究和有针对性的运动,以及解决系统偏见,对于预防晚年自杀至关重要.
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