1. Changes in Quality of Life After a Suicide Attempt.
- Author
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Pien FC, Chang YC, Feng HP, Hung PW, Huang SY, and Tzeng WC
- Subjects
- Adult, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Depression psychology, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Sleep Wake Disorders psychology, Quality of Life, Suicide, Attempted psychology
- Abstract
The aim of this follow-up study was to examine factors related to a suicide attempt within 3 months of a prior attempt. Participants were recruited from a suicide-prevention center. Of 96 suicidal individuals who had participated in the baseline study, only 51 completed all measures at follow-up assessment. Study results showed that suicidal individuals who reattempted suicide during the first 3 months of follow-up care exhibited lower mean scores on all four domains of the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Instrument at follow-up assessment than at baseline. In contrast, individuals who did not reattempt suicide had higher quality-of-life scores across all domains between baseline and 3 months. The reattempt and no-reattempt groups differed significantly in the physical health and environmental domains. These results can be used by nurses to develop their abilities to recognize and prevent suicide reattempts in high-risk groups., (© The Author(s) 2015.)
- Published
- 2016
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