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Dementia-related anxiety and coping styles associated with suicidal ideation

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Pages 1912-1915 | Received 20 Jan 2019, Accepted 18 Jun 2019, Published online: 04 Jul 2019
 

Abstract

Objective: Dementia-related anxiety is associated with general anxiety and depression, which are risk factors for suicidal ideation. Consequently, dementia-related anxiety may be associated with suicidal ideation. When faced with a negative event (e.g. developing dementia), individuals primarily employ monitoring or blunting styles of coping. The present study investigated whether dementia-related anxiety and coping styles were associated with suicidal ideation in adults and whether coping styles moderated the relation between dementia-related anxiety and suicidal ideation.

Methods: Online Mturk participants (n = 330) completed the Miller Behavioral Style Scale, Dementia Worry Scale, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Suicidal ideation was assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire.

Results: Dementia-related anxiety and monitor/blunter coping styles were independently associated with suicidal ideation in a multiple logistic regression; coping styles did not moderate the relation between dementia-related anxiety and suicidal ideation.

Discussion: Greater dementia-related anxiety and less use of monitoring coping style were associated with suicidal ideation. Interventions to decrease suicide risk may benefit from taking into account individual differences in dementia-related anxiety and coping styles.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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