Prevalencia de suicidio en la población gerontológica de Puerto Rico, periodo de 1980-2006
Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This retrospective epidemiology study presents the suicide prevalence rates in Puerto Rico during the period 1980 to 2006. The study gives continuity to the pioneer research efforts made by previous investigations done in the island to identify how the suicide phenomenon has behaved in the elderly population. Suicides comparisons rates between two groups (65 years and older and 64 years and younger) were done. The odds ratio index and the average in the period were calculated. Results show significant differences in the suicide prevalence among such population. It is concluded that the elderly population has had in average a double suicide risk than younger Puerto Rican population.
Author: José Rodríguez Gómez
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2107134545