Skip Patterns and Missed Opportunities: Selection Models of Passive Suicidal Ideation in the Hrs
Year: 2018
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: Incidence of suicide is highest among middle-aged and older adults. Identifying people with suicidal thoughts is crucial for suicide prevention. However, available data on ideation are often limited to the context of depression. The study aims to estimate the population prevalence of past-year passive suicidal ideation by addressing missing data introduced by the skip pattern of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview Major Depression Module in the 2012 Health and Retirement Study (n=17,688). Approximately 10% (n=1,583) screened into the Module, of whom 66.3% reported ideation. Using Heckman selection models to correct for bias in the prevalence of ideation introduced by the skip pattern, we estimate that 13.2% of those who did not screen into the Module had ideation, for a total population prevalence of 19.1%. Implications and relative strengths and limitations of selection models to assess sensitive topics like suicidal ideation are discussed.
Source: Innovation in Aging
Authors: L Dong, L Dong, V Kalesnikava, R Gonzalez, B Mezuk
Institutions: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,977
OpenAlex ID: W2899705635