Suicide Risk and Depression in Individuals with Chronic Illness

Gürhan, Nermin; Beşer, Nalan Gördeles; Polat, Ülkü; Koç, Medine

doi:10.1007/s10597-019-00388-7

Cited by 30 publications

(28 citation statements)

References 23 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Deprivation of special abilities, feelings of inefficiency and inability lead to frustration and depression in these individuals, which in turn create the idea of suicide to end the suffering that they and their families suffer. 12 Patients' quality of life in the first months after surgery is lower than 6 months after surgery. This indicates that adaptation and acceptance require interdisciplinary care, and include attention to psychological aspects, stoma care and collection bag, to prevent complications and provide support for coping with stoma.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hopelessness and suicide ideation in ostomy patients: a mixed method study

Sarabi

2020

Journal of Coloproctology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction It is important to characterize patients’ mental health problems since the association between mental adjustment and life expectancy has stabilized in these patients. So, the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation and hopelessness in patients with ostomy. Method A mixed method strategy (cross-sectional and content qualitative analysis) was done in Educational Hospitals in Tehran in 2019. Beck Suicide Ideation (19 item) and Beck Hopelessness (20 item) self-assessment questionnaires and unstructured interview were used for data collection. Data were expressed as frequency and percentage and independent t -test. Analysis was done in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 16.0 and conventional content analysis. Results Three months after surgery, 3% had low suicidal ideation and 97% had high risk suicidal ideation. This rate 6 months after surgery was 16% with low suicidal thoughts and 84% with high risk suicidal thoughts. In the case of hopelessness 3 months after the surgery, 20% had mild hopelessness, 79% had moderate hopelessness, and 1% had severe hopelessness. These figures 6 months after surgery were 11% hopeless, 31% mildly disappointed, 58% moderately disappointed. The results of the qualitative study resulted in the extraction of three main categories that included enduring the initial suffering, social isolation, and lag of ostomy admission. Conclusion The relative improvement in suicidal ideation and hopelessness in the present study showed that the mental status of ostomy patients requires more careful attention.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hopelessness and suicide ideation in ostomy patients: a mixed method study

Sarabi

2020

Journal of Coloproctology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Chronic illnesses are strongly correlated with suicide risk 1 . The risk of suicide in people suffering from diseases, such as cancer, chronic renal failure, or heart failure, is significantly higher than that of the general population [2][3][4] .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Association between new-onset liver cirrhosis and suicide risk in South Korea: A nationwide cohort study

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background/Aims: Current evidence suggests that liver cirrhosis (LC) causes severe psychological stress and depression, which are risk factors for suicide. Although previous studies reported the association between LC and suicidal thoughts, little is known of its effect on suicidal deaths. Therefore, this study was undertaken to investigate the effect of new-onset LC on suicide.Methods: From the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort of South Korea, 5,809 incident LC patients and 11,618 risk-set controls matched by propensity score were selected for follow-up. The incidence rate of suicide was estimated using a generalized estimating equation with a Poisson distribution. Effect size was presented as a hazard ratio (HR) using Cox’s proportional hazards model.Results: The incidence rate of suicide was 143.3 cases per 100,000 person years (95% confidence interval [CI], 100.2–205.1) among the LC cohort. The LC patients were 2.37 times more likely to commit suicide compared with matched controls (HR, 2.37; 95% CI, 1.44–3.88). Increased suicide risk was evident within the first 2 years of the follow-up period (HR, 2.59; 95% CI, 1.20–5.60) and among the 18–49-year-old age group (HR, 3.72; 95% CI, 1.45–9.56).Conclusions: Our study found increased risk of suicide in patients with new onset LC, especially during the early period following diagnosis and in younger patients. To decrease this suicide risk, a regular and continuous social support system is required.

show abstract

“…Studies have shown that rehabilitation reduces the community stigma around mental illness 23 and exerts positive effects on the life and environment of individuals with schizophrenia 21‐23 . Further, depression and suicide that arise from inactivity and hopelessness can be prevented by productivity 24 . However, there are limited studies on the rehabilitation and productivity of individuals with schizophrenia and the burden on low‐ and middle‐income countries 25,26 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Living beyond the limitation: Rehabilitation, life and productivity of individuals with schizophrenia in South‐West Nigeria

Oyelade

Nkosi-Mafutha

2021

Health Expectations

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction Schizophrenia, the most chronic and stigmatized form of mental illness, can be described as a brain disorder that affects an individual's cognition. Individuals with schizophrenia exhibit socially unacceptable symptoms that affect their psychosocial lives. They suffer from reduced productivity due to the debilitating effect of the illness, and the negative symptoms impede their employability; such symptoms and effects aggravate the stigma around mental illness. However, when rehabilitation is successfully achieved, so is productivity, and this decreases the associated stigma. Thus, this study describes the rehabilitation experiences and productivity of individuals with schizophrenia in South‐West Nigeria. Methods and analysis A descriptive qualitative approach with semi‐structured interviews was used to gather information from mental health service users. The discharged users in this study received in‐hospital or outpatient rehabilitation care at four outpatient units within two specialist mental health‐care facilities in South‐West Nigeria. These facilities offer vocational training and rehabilitation services for individuals with schizophrenia. Twenty‐nine mental health service users were interviewed. The data from the interviews were independently analysed by two researchers through a content analysis approach using NVIVO version 11. The researchers compared the results of the analysis and reached an agreement on the conclusion. Findings and recommendations The rehabilitation services availed by patients in the research setting are of three types. Some attend occupational rehabilitation to learn a trade; they depend on professionals for the choice of skill but at a cost that is not affordable to many. Some stay in rehabilitation units linked to the hospital, rendering their services at a cost, and their living expenses and skill acquisition processes are based on the remuneration they get from the services rendered to the institution. Others depend on their family members' efforts to afford rehabilitation services but set up on job by family or employed in family business. The mental health service users in this study who offered their services to the institutions were able to make informed decisions and showed better performance with their chosen occupation than those who depended on their family or health professionals for the choice of rehabilitation service or vocational career. Therefore, this study concludes that prioritizing mental health facility users' preferences in terms of productive activities (sales, services, vocation) or rehabilitation goals should be encouraged.

show abstract

Suicide Risk and Depression in Individuals with Chronic Illness

Cited by 30 publications

References 23 publications

Hopelessness and suicide ideation in ostomy patients: a mixed method study

Hopelessness and suicide ideation in ostomy patients: a mixed method study

Association between new-onset liver cirrhosis and suicide risk in South Korea: A nationwide cohort study

Living beyond the limitation: Rehabilitation, life and productivity of individuals with schizophrenia in South‐West Nigeria

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About