Probability of suicide and its correlation with depression among cancer inpatients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2018.36.009
- VernacularTitle:住院癌症患者自杀可能性的现状及与抑郁的相关分析
- Author:
Shujie WANG
1
;
Deying HU
;
Xiaoping DING
;
Hongli HUANG
;
Hong LIU
Author Information
1. 武汉大学人民医院新生儿科
- Keywords:
Neoplasms;
Inpatients;
Depression;
Probability of suicide;
Status;
Correlation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2018;24(36):4382-4385
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the probability of suicide and demographic characteristics of cancer inpatients and to analyze the correlation between depression and probability of suicide.Methods From June to October 2017, we selected 310 inpatients in oncology department of two hospitals in a province as subjects by convenience sampling. The questionnaire survey was carried out in patients with the general information questionnaire, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Suicide Probability Scale (SPS). Pearson correlation was used to analyze the correlation between depression and probability of suicide. We also compared the differences of probability of suicide among patients with different characteristics.Results Among 310 cancer inpatients, the score of PHQ-9 was (3.96±3.46) with 7.1％ (22/310) for the incidence of depression;the score of SPS was (57.35±8.38) with 11.0％ (34/310) for the incidence of suicide idea. Depression of patients had a positive correlation with the probability of suicide (r=0.381,P<0.001). There were statistical differences in the probability of suicide among cancer inpatients with different sexes, ages, education levels, marital status and living conditions (P<0.05).Conclusions When evaluating the probability of suicide of cancer inpatients, we should pay attention to high-risk population according to different demographic characteristics. Clinical nursing workers should show solicitude for patients with depressive symptoms and provide timely medication and mental regulation for patients diagnosed with depression.
