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Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología

versión impresa ISSN 0253-1751versión On-line ISSN 1561-3003

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GUIBERT REYES, Wilfredo  y  SANCHEZ CRUZ, Liana Rosa. Ancianos con intento suicida en el municipio 10 de Octubre. Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol [online]. 2001, vol.39, n.2, pp.126-135. ISSN 0253-1751.

A descriptive study was conducted aimed at identifying psychosocial, demographic and social important characteristics of the elderly who live in "10 de Octubre" municipality and who attempted suicide during the last 3 years.The sample was composed of 26 aged people without cognitive deterioration. The semi-structured interview of suicide attempt was made.The results were analyzed later and the following conclusions were reached: there was a predominance of aged white persons between 60 and 69 years old, with primary educational level, retired, and with average incomes. The main risk factors that preceded the suicide attempt were: feeling of hopelessness, depressive syndrome and pathological personal suicide history. The protective factor for suicide present in most of the elderly was physical well-being and most of them had a formal-informal network of social support and received mainly instrumental support and considered generally the social support as deficient.

Palabras clave : SUICIDE ATTEMPTED [etiology]; AGED; RISK FACTORS; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; AGING; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS..

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