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P43: Increase in suicide rates in the elderly population of the state of São Paulo: could Alzheimer’s disease be a risk factor? - A Brief Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 November 2024

Juliano Flávio Rubatino Rodrigues ,
Lívia Peregrino Rodrigues  and
Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho
Juliano Flávio Rubatino Rodrigues
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. Faculdade de Medicina de Marília (FAMEMA), Marília, São Paulo, Brazil Unimed Bauru Cooperativa de Trabalho Médico, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
Lívia Peregrino Rodrigues
Affiliation:
Universidade de Marília (UNIMAR), Marília, São Paulo, Brazil
Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Abstract

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Objectives: In recent years, there has been an increase in suicide rates in Brazil. From 2015 to 2019 we had a 34% increase in self-inflicted deaths. Are there some subgroups at greater risk of suicide, such as the old people with Alzheimer’s disease?

Methods: The data were obtained by consulting the systems of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) of the Brazilian Ministry of Health (DataSUS). Population data were measured and compared in the years 2010 and 2022, using the last two censuses.

Results: Between 2010 and 2022, the number of registered deaths of patients with Alzheimer’s increased by 21.93%. Similarly, there was a 100.37% increase in suicides among the elderly population in the same period, compared to a 37.78% increase in the general population.

Conclusions: It is not possible to conclude that the increase in suicide among the elderly is directly linked to Alzheimer’s disease. However, further studies are needed to determine if there is a correlation.

Type
Poster Session 1
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 36 , Issue S1 , September 2024 , pp. 111
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Psychogeriatric Association