Risk factors and precautions of inpatient suicide from the perspective of nurses: A qualitative study.
10.1007/s11596-015-1427-0
- Author:
De-ying HU
1
;
Di HUANG
;
Yu XIONG
;
Cai-hong LU
;
Yan-hong HAN
;
Xiao-ping DING
;
Shu-jie WANG
;
Yi-lan LIU
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China, hudeying2006@126.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
China;
Female;
Humans;
Inpatients;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Nursing Staff, Hospital;
psychology;
Qualitative Research;
Risk Factors;
Suicide
- From:
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences)
2015;35(2):295-301
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The risk factors and precautions of inpatient suicide were explored. Thirty suicide victims were drawn from the adverse event reports of suicidal act during hospitalization in a general hospital from 2008 to 2014. Data were gathered from the focus group interviews of twelve nurses who had experienced inpatient suicide. The data were analyzed by using analytical technique based on grounded theory, and software QSR NVIVO8 was used to aid the collation of data. Three main themes of risk factors about inpatient suicide emerged from the analysis: individual value, social factors and environmental factors. The individual value was categorized into different groups such as sense of guilt, hopelessness and low self-esteem. Social factors included two aspects of negative life events and social support. Three themes of precautions about inpatient suicide appeared in this study: evaluation, nursing and information exchange. Evaluation was elaborated from both physical and psychological assessments. This finding extends existing work of risk factors and precautions about inpatient suicide and brings new knowledge about the reasons why inpatients commit suicide.
