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Factors predicting recovery from suicide in attempted suicide patients
Author(s) -
Sun FanKo,
Lu ChuYun,
Tseng Yun Shan,
Chiang ChunYing
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/jocn.13769
Subject(s) - beck hopelessness scale , suicide prevention , mental health , scale (ratio) , descriptive statistics , rating scale , psychology , suicide attempt , clinical psychology , psychiatry , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , medicine , medical emergency , developmental psychology , physics , statistics , mathematics , pathology , quantum mechanics
Aims and objectives The aim of this study was to explore the factors predicting suicide recovery and to provide guidance for healthcare professionals when caring for individuals who have attempted suicide. Background The high rate of suicide is a global health problem. Suicide prevention has become an important issue in contemporary mental health. Most suicide research has focused on suicidal prevention and care. There is a lack of research on the factors predicting suicidal recovery. Design A cross‐sectional design was adopted. Methods A correlational study with a purposive sample of 160 individuals from a suicide prevention centre in southern Taiwan was conducted. The questionnaires included the Brief Symptom Rating Scale‐5, Suicidal Recovery Assessment Scale and Beck Hopelessness Scale. Descriptive statistics and linear regressions were used for the analysis. Results The mean age of the participants was 40.2 years. Many participants were striving to make changes to create a more stable and fulfilling life, had an improved recovery from suicide and had a good ability to adapt or solve problems. The linear regression showed that the Beck Hopelessness Scale scores (ß = −.551, p < .001) and Brief Symptom Rating Scale‐5 (ß = −.218, p = .003) and past suicidal behaviour (ß = −.145, p = .008) were significant predictors of individuals’ recovery from suicide. They accounted for 57.1% of the variance. Conclusions Suicidal individuals who have a lower level of hopelessness, a better ability to cope with their mental condition and fewer past suicidal behaviours may better recover from suicide attempts. Relevance to clinical practice The nurses could use the results of this study to predict recovery from suicide in patients with attempted suicide.