Social disconnection correlates of a “Wish to Die” among a large community-dwelling cohort of older adults
There is a strong association between social disconnection and a WTD among older adults. There is also a strong association between depression and a WTD, while attending religious services or similarly prosocial settings may protect older adults from experiencing negative thoughts about dying.
Authors
- Rose Anne Kenny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9336-8124)
- Robert Briggs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9585-2692)
- M.D. Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6309-4866)
Institutions
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- St. James's Hospital (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1436218
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.11
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health