Chronic medical conditions and wishes to die among older primary care patients
Chronic medical conditions and wishes to die among older primary care patients
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DOI：
10.2190/3qxd-ur0h-k8fh-2cu8
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Gallo, Joseph J.
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作者：
Kim, Yeowon A.;Bogner, Hillary R.;Gallo, Joseph J.
目的：确定65岁及以上初级保健患者中死亡意愿的流行率以及死亡意愿的医学相关性。方法：355名有或没有明显抑郁症状的成年人在初级保健办公室接受筛查，并受邀参加家庭基线评估。使用医疗状况、功能状态和心理状态的标准化措施对参与者进行采访。死亡的想法和死亡的愿望是由复合国际诊断访谈（CIDI）抑郁部分的标准问题进行评估。结果：死亡念头和死亡愿望的加权得分分别为9.7%和6.1%。
Objective: To determine the prevalence of wishes to die and the medical correlates of wishes to die among primary care patients aged 65 years and older. Method: Three-hundred and fifty-five adults with and without significant depressive symptoms who were screened in primary care offices and invited to participate completed a baseline in-home assessment. Participants were interviewed using standardized measures of medical conditions, functional status, and psychological status. Thoughts of death and wishes to die were assessed with standard questions from the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) Depression Section. Results: The weighted point prevalence of thoughts of death was 9.7% and 6.1% for the wish to die.