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April 3, 2026Health Care For Women International

The relationship between patterns of depression changes and suicide among older women in Korea

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JRJu Hyun RyuAjou UniversitySKSunghee KimJeonbuk National UniversityKJKyu-Hyoung JeongJeonbuk National University

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Analysis examines the relationship between depression changes and suicide risk in older women, suggesting complex connections.

Key Points

  • The research aims to understand how changes in depression levels relate to suicide risk among older Korean women.
  • Analyzed data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA) from 2006 to 2020.
  • Studied changes in depression levels over three years among 405 older women.
  • Identified two depression trajectories: 'maintaining' and 'rising' patterns.
  • Found that 89.1% had a 'maintaining' depression pattern while 10.9% had a 'rising' pattern.
  • The 'maintaining' group had higher income levels.
  • The patterns did not significantly predict suicide risk among the participants.

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Ryu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cf5d885a333a821460b4aahttps://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2593265
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