Assessment and Associations between Quality of Life and Risk of Suicide

Abstract

This study aimed to verify the extent to which the levels of quality of life are related to and influence suicide risk indices. A descriptive, correlational, quantitative research was performed. A non-probabilistic sample was used which was composed of 11,863 Brazilian participants all over 18 years old, who responded to the Risk Assessment Suicide Scale (RASS) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF Instrument (WHOQOL-BREF), and whose data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, the Spearman correlation and multiple linear regression using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results identify negative, moderate and significant correlations between the constructs, and that the domains of quality of life influence 47.8% of the variations in the suicide risk indices, confirming that the psychological domain is the most relevant within the explanatory model created. The conclusion is that there is a the need for public policies to improve the quality of life and prevent suicide.

Prevalence, psychosocial correlates of youths’ suicidal behaviors and perspectives on the phenomena at Zagazig University: a mixed-methods study

“…It was developed by D'Zurilla et al [16] to assess cognitive, behavioral, and emotional responses to real-life problems and challenges. It consists of 25 items divided on five subscales with each subscore containing five items: positive problem orientation (PPO) (2,4,6,13,25), negative problem orientation (NPO) (1,3,8,12,22), rational problem-solving style (RPS) (7,16,20,21,24), impulsivity/ carelessness style (ICS) (5,10,14,19,23), and avoidance style (AS) (11,15,17,18,9). The English version was used after it was translated into Arabic by the authors, as it was not possible to reach an approved Arabic version.…”

“…It was developed by WHO [17] to assess the quality of life of the participants and comprises 26 items, with 24 of these items grouped into four domains as follows: physical health (3,4,10,15,16,17,18), psychological health (5,6,7,11,19,26), social relationships (20,21,22), and environmental health (8,9,12,13,14,23,24,25), with two individual items assessing the perception of overall QOL and general health. The English version was used after it was translated into Arabic by the authors as the available Arabic version on the Internet was not created by the issuing authority which is WHO.…”

“…Recently, QOL catch the interest of the global research movement in various contexts, of which are suicidal behaviors [ 10 ]. Youth QOL is a key indicator of mental health and is positively related to a broad spectrum of positive personal, psychological, behavioral, social, interpersonal, and intrapersonal outcomes.…”