Developing a curriculum map for suicide prevention in geriatric education. Preventing suicides among elderly

Authors : Akan KARAKUŞ, Mustafa DALGIÇ, Nuri İDİZ, Mustafa SELÇUK

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Doi:10.5835/jecm.omu.32.02.005

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Publication Date : 2015-06-25

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Nowadays, using curriculum mapping is dramatically increased in planning education programs of medical faculties in the world. The aim of present study was to develop a curriculum map for geriatric education after analyzing mostly seen forensic health problems in elderly. In Izmir Forensic Group Presidency, characteristics of geriatric age group autopsies were evaluated retrospectively between January and December 2006. We identified suicide as one of the most predominant health problems and developed a curriculum map for geriatric education for prevention of elderly suicide. Analysis of the total 1595 patients, 150 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(9.4%); were in the geriatric population. 95 patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(63.3%); were male insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mean age 73.3±6.5);, and 55 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(36.7%); were women insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mean age 76.2±7.2);. The origins of deaths were as fallows; natural insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=67, 44.7%);, suicide insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=22, 14.7%);, home accidents insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=16, 10.7%);, homicide insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=12, 8%);, traffic accidents insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=11, 7.3%); unidentified insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=21, 14%);. We gave high priority in the interest of designing a curriculum map for preventing suicide deaths in elderly. We emphasize that development of education programs for prevention of forensic geriatric deaths insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(suicides, accidents, etc.); will be increasingly needed in 21 th century. Development of new theories and concepts in designing education programs in the field of geriatrics has forced medical educators to update their geriatrics curriculum plans. Present study addresses how to design a curriculum map as a reference in planning medical education programs on different emerging geriatric issues. 
Keywords : Geriatry, legality, preventive medicine, psychiatry, socio medical science

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