Study on mental resilience and related factors of disabled elderly with suicidal ideation in nursing homes

Corresponding author: YANG Jing, 903581517@qq.com

DOI: 10.12201/bmr.202407.00063

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  Abstract: Objective To investigate the mental resilience of disabled elderly with suicidal ideation in nursing homes and analyze its related factors. Methods Using convenience sampling and the Chinese version of the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation, a total of 119 disabled elderly with suicidal ideation were screened from 8 nursing homes in Chongqing from May to October 2022. Then they were investigated with the general information questionnaire, the Memorial University of Newfoundland scale of happiness, the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and the Hospital Depression Scale. Results (1) The average score of resilience of disabled elderly with suicidal ideation was (1.58±0.70), which was at a lower level; (2) There were statistically significant differences in the mental resilience of disabled elderly with suicidal ideation in terms of the nature of the nursing home, the degree of disability and education, the length of stay, the frequency of communication with relatives and participation in collective activities; (3) The mental resilience of disabled elderly with suicidal ideation was negatively correlated with depressive symptoms (r1=-0.631, P<0.001), and positively correlated with subjective well-being (r2=0.652, P<0.001); (4) Among disabled elderly with suicidal ideation, the degree of education and subjective well-being positively predicted mental resilience, while depressive symptoms negatively predicted mental resilience (adjusted R2=0.521, P<0.001). Conclusion The mental resilience level of the disabled elderly with suicidal ideation in nursing homes is poor. Nursing homes should focus on improving the mental resilience of the disabled elderly with lower educational level, lower subjective well-being and higher depression symptoms, so as to improve their adaptability.

  Key words: Suicidal ideation; Disabled elderly; Mental resilience; Nursing homes

  Submit time: 28 July 2024

  Copyright: The copyright holder for this preprint is the author/funder, who has granted biomedRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.
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