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Factors Influencing Suicidal Ideation in People with Mental Disorder

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Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2013;24(2):245-254
Publication date (electronic) : 2013 June 30
doi : https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.2.245
Seong Yee Seo1, Hee Sook Kim2, Yang Tae Kim3
1Mental Health Nurse, Youngnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.
2College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
3School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.
Corresponding author: Kim, Hee Sook. College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, 101 Dongin-dong 2-ga, Joung-gu, Daegu 700-420, Korea. Tel: +82-53-420-4927, Fax: +82-53-422-4926, hskim8879@knu.ac.kr
Received 2013 February 01; Accepted 2013 June 24.

Abstract

Purpose

This study was conducted to investigate factors influencing suicidal ideation in people with mental disorder.

Methods

The subjects were 176 people with mental disorder from community mental health centers, social rehabilitation facilities, and university hospital psychiatric outpatient departments. The instruments used included a suicidal ideation questionnaire, a self-esteem scale, a spiritual well-being scale, a family support scale, and a professional support scale. Data were analyzed with t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression analysis.

Results

Suicidal ideation was influenced by age, history of suicidal attempts, and existential spiritual well-being. This study shows that suicidal ideation has negative correlation with existential spiritual well-being, self-esteem, family support, and age. Existential spiritual well-being, history of suicidal attempts, and age accounted for 30% regarding suicidal ideation in people with mental disorder.

Conclusion

The lower existential spiritual well-being and age, the higher suicidal ideation. And also suicidal ideation was higher in people who had attempted suicide than in those who had not. Based on the outcomes of this study, it is necessary to design an intervention program that emphasizes existential spiritual well-being in order to decrease suicidal ideation in young people with mental disorder.

Keywords: Mental disorder; Suicidal ideation; Self-esteem; Spirituality; Social support

Notes

This article is a condensed form of the first author's master's thesis from Kyungpook National University.

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Table 1

Suicidal Ideation by Characteristics (N=176)

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The Degree of Variables (N=176)

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Correlation among Variables (N=176)

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Influencing Factors of Suicidal Ideation (N=176)

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