Geriatric Case Managers’ Perspectives on Suicide Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
| Autor: | Thomas W. Brewer, Karen L. Slovak, Natalie D. Pope |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Counseling
Male Suicide Prevention Gerontology Aging Firearms medicine.medical_specialty Nursing (miscellaneous) Attitude of Health Personnel Health Services for the Aged Service provision Population Alternative medicine Poison control 050109 social psychology Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences Professional Role 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 030212 general & internal medicine education Geriatric Assessment Aged Ohio education.field_of_study Case Managers business.industry Communication Barriers 05 social sciences Human factors and ergonomics Suicide Cross-Sectional Studies Female Independent Living business Needs Assessment Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 59:3-15 |
| ISSN: | 1540-4048 0163-4372 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01634372.2015.1111966 |
| Popis: | It has been suggested that clinical screening for suicide, along with firearm assessment and safety counseling, are important in service provision to older adults. It is unclear, however, how geriatric case managers respond to these issues. This study surveyed geriatric case managers (n=161) from Area Agencies on Aging in Ohio on their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to suicide, firearm assessment, and safety counseling. Results indicated that the majority of respondents (70%) agree their clients are at risk for suicide. However, few (30%) in this study reported that they assess for firearms and less than half (48%) discuss firearms with their clients/family members when specifically assessing for suicide. Analyses identified barriers that contribute to the decreased likelihood that routine firearm assessment and safety counseling would occur, such as lack of training and time. Implications include the need for training with geriatric case managers that addresses barriers to suicide, firearm assessment and safety counseling as a means to decrease these population risks. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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