Suicide and sociodemographic factors among older adults in Norway: a register-based study
This first register-based study of suicide in older adults in Norway highlights that living arrangements, urbanization level, and income source are significant risk factors for suicide among older adults. Interventions to improve social connectedness, with a focus on the urban-rural divide, could potentially reduce suicide risk. Sex and age categories should be considered in future research and when implementing preventive measures.
Authors
- Anne Reneflot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0536-5271)
- Carine Øien-Ødegaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6645-1152)
- Kim Stene‐Larsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7889-1507)
- Erlend Hem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1845-1147)
- Sissel Marguerite Bélanger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2321-9027)
- Eivind Aakhus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9336-3203)
- Anna Torp Johansen
- Cecilie Bhandari Hartberg
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Akershus University Hospital (NO)
- Sykehuset i Vestfold (NO)
- Institutt for Eksperimentell Medisinsk Forskning (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-03007-x
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00