 Factors predicting recovery from suicide in attempted suicide patientsFan‐Ko Sun, Chu‐Yun Lu, Yun Shan Tseng and Chun‐Ying Chiang Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2017, vol. 26, issue 23-24, 4404-4412 Abstract: 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 Date: 2017 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:26:y:2017:i:23-24:p:4404-4412 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Journal of Clinical Nursing from John Wiley & Sons |
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