Table 2.

Factors associated with suicidal ideation among elderly adults living in nursing homes.

Variables	Participants(n)	Prevalence of SI (%)	Crude OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)†
Residence
Urban area	594	10.6	1.00	1.00
Rural area	223	37.2	5.00(3.43,7.28)	1.88(1.03,3.44)
Frequency of visits from relatives
High	596	10.1	1.00	1.00
Low	221	38.9	5.69(3.89,8.32)	2.61(1.42,4.78)
History of chronic disease
No	197	7.1	1.00	1.00
Yes	620	21.3	3.54(1.99,6.29)	2.34(1.09,5.01)
Depression symptoms
No	523	3.6	1.00	1.00
Yes	294	43.2	20.17(12.08,33.69)	8.11(4.52,14.54)
Social support
High	382	3.7	1.00	1.00
Low	435	30.3	11.45(6.47,20.28)	3.85(1.94,7.61)
ADL status
Normal	268	4.9	1.00	1.00
Disabled	549	24.2	6.27(3.48,11.32)	4.38(2.10,9.14)

^†Adjusted for age, gender, education, medical insurance, marital status, monthly income, duration of admission, having children, smoking, alcohol consumption, negative life events, history of falls, sleep quality, and all variables shown in the table.

SI, suicidal ideation; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ADL, activities of daily living.