Prevalence and characteristics of suicidal ideation among 2199 elderly inpatients with surgical or medical conditions in Taiwan

Table 7 Univariate logistic regression models exploring factors associated with a moderate to strong wish to die

Independent variables	Moderate to strong wish to die ^a (n = 14)
Living alone	4.44^**	1.24–15.87
QOL Item 26 Absence of negative feeling	0.38^*	0.15–0.98
QOL Item 27 Being respected/accepted	0.43^*	0.20–0.92

^*p < 0.05; ^** p < 0.01
QOL quality of life rated with WHOQOL-BREF
^aUnivariate analysis: dependent variable: a moderate to strong wish to die; independent variables included all demographic factors, i.e., age, gender, economic status, economic resources, perception of poor health, single, living alone, impaired cognition, five items of the BSRS-5 and the variable of BSRS-5 total scores greater than 5 as well as QOL item 1–28

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