New research reveals crucial insights on loneliness and death ideation among older adults

Results of binary logistic regressions to estimate the association between social disconnection indicators and WTD, controlling for socio-demographic characteristics (O.R, 95%CI). Credit: Frontiers in Public Health (2024). DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1436218 New research from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging (TILDA), at Trinity College Dublin highlights the growing problem of death ideation and the increasing rates of both loneliness and suicidal thoughts among older individuals. The study published today in the journal Frontiers in Public Health explores the critical issue of social disconnection and its link to a “wish to die” among older adults. The “Wish to Die” (WTD) involves thoughts of Read More