Models of suicide in elderly: a protocol for a systematic review

IntroductionThe rates of suicide in the elderly population are generally higher than other age groups. Models of suicide that explain the phenomenon of suicide in later life may have research, clinical and educational implications for the field of ageing. The primary purpose of this systematic revie...

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Published in:BMJ open 2018-10, Vol.8 (10), p.e022087-e022087
Main Authors: Rostami, Mohammad, Younesi, Seyyed Jalal, Mohammadi Shahboulaghi, Farahnaz, Malakouti, Seyed Kazem, Foroughan, Mahshid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assisted suicide
Epidemiology
Evidence-based medicine
Global Health
Older people
Self destructive behavior
Suicides & suicide attempts
Systematic review
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Summary:IntroductionThe rates of suicide in the elderly population are generally higher than other age groups. Models of suicide that explain the phenomenon of suicide in later life may have research, clinical and educational implications for the field of ageing. The primary purpose of this systematic review is to identify and review existing models of suicide that have a particular focus on the elderly.Methods and analysisThe authors intend reviewing the findings of observational studies including cohort studies, cross-sectional studies, case–control studies, and qualitative studies such as grounded theory designs which are published in Google Scholar, Scopus, PsycINFO, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and research-related journals. Models of suicide which specifically describe, explain and predict late life suicides will be included. Therapeutic, interventional and rehabilitation models, as well as models related to assisted suicide, will be excluded. The EndNote software will be employed for data management. Two independent reviewers will extract data. Methodological quality and the risk of bias of quantitative studies will be assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale adapted for cross-sectional studies, while that of qualitative studies will be assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme and the evaluative criteria of credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability. The final report will present a range of models of suicide with a list of different subgroups.Ethics and publicationThere are no predictable ethical issues related to this study. The findings will be published in prestigious journals and presented at international and national conferences.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42017070982.
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022087