The association between experiential avoidance, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation in hospitalized older adults with functional impairments: the moderating role of resilience

EA is associated with SI in hospitalized older adults with functional impairments, with depressive symptoms exerting a partial mediating role in this association. Resilience moderated the associations such that it weakened both the direct link between EA and SI, as well as the link between depressive symptoms and SI. Healthcare professionals should implement targeted suicide prevention strategies, including interventions to reduce EA, depressive symptoms, and enhance resilience, thereby mitigating SI in older adults.