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Investigation of the relationship between suicide probability in inpatients and their psychological symptoms and coping strategies

Dilek Avci, Selma Sabanciogullari and Feride T. Yilmaz
Neurosciences Journal October 2016, 21 (4) 345-351; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2016.4.20150727
Dilek Avci
From the Department of Nursing (Avci), Faculty of Health Sciences, Bandirma Onyedi Eylül University, Balikesir, and from the Department of Psychiatric Nursing (Sabanciogullari), Department of Internal Diseases Nursing (Yilmaz), School of Susehri Health High, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
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Selma Sabanciogullari
From the Department of Nursing (Avci), Faculty of Health Sciences, Bandirma Onyedi Eylül University, Balikesir, and from the Department of Psychiatric Nursing (Sabanciogullari), Department of Internal Diseases Nursing (Yilmaz), School of Susehri Health High, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
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Feride T. Yilmaz
From the Department of Nursing (Avci), Faculty of Health Sciences, Bandirma Onyedi Eylül University, Balikesir, and from the Department of Psychiatric Nursing (Sabanciogullari), Department of Internal Diseases Nursing (Yilmaz), School of Susehri Health High, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
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    Distribution of suicide probability scale, brief symptom inventory and ways of coping with stress inventory total and subscale scores.

    Variablesmean±SDMin-Max
    Suicide probability scale
     Total score66.54±11.6437 – 114
     Hopelessness22.12±5.4912 – 45
     Suicidal ideation10.70±3.558 – 31
     Negative self-evaluation22.77±5.149 – 34
     Hostility10.93±3.497 – 27
    Brief symptom inventory
     Total score40.66±29.320–212
     Anxiety8.82±7.630 – 41
     Depression10.66±7.880 – 44
     Negative self7.73±7.230 – 46
     Somatization7.08±5.340 – 25
     Hostility6.35±4.930 – 26
    Ways of coping with stress inventory
     Self-confident approach13.55±3.820 – 21
     Optimistic approach9.21±2.840 – 15
     Helpless approach10.27±4.170 – 23
     Submissive approach7.75±2.650 – 15
     Social support seeking approach7.11±2.220 – 12
    Suicide probability scale groupsn (%)
     0–24 no risk0(0.0)
     25–49 mild risk23(4.9)
     50–74 medium risk351(74.7)
     75–100 high risk96(20.4)
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    Table 2

    Correlations between suicide probability scale, ways of coping with stress inventory and brief symptom inventory.*

    Variables123456789101112131415
    SPS
     Total score-
     Hopelessness.86**
     Suicidal ideation.70**.65**-
     Negative self-evaluation.34**-.01-.24**-
     Hostility.77**.67**.64**-.08-
    WCSI
     Self-confident approach-.02-.15**-.36**.49**-.20**-
     Optimistic approach-.15**-.24**-.35**.37**-.32**.70**-
     Helpless approach.38**.48**.37**-.15**.35**-.08-.12**-
     Submissive approach.23**.25**.20**.00.15**.03.15**.47**-
     Support seeking approach-.13**-.21**-.27**.26**-.22**.23**.21**-.19**-.17**-
    BSI
     Anxiety.65**.64**.66**-.12**.66**-.26**-.30**.37**.20**-.23**-
     Depression.60**.67**.62**-.15**.54**-.26**-.27**.42**.24**-.16**.83**-
     Negative self.66**.67**.73**-.16**.64**-.31**-.31**.37**.17**-.20**.85**.79**-
     Somatization.40**.43**.47**-.12**.38**-.16**-.12**.31**.22**-.11*.70**.71**.62**-
     Hostility.63**.60**.55**-.06.69**-.15**-.24**.31**.11*-.17**.73**.68.70**-.54**-
    • 1 - SPS total, 2 - Hopelessness, 3 - Suicidal ideation, 4 - Negative self-evaluation, 5 - Hostility, 6 - Self-confident approach, 7 - Optimistic approach, 8 - Helpless approach, 9 - Submissive approach, 10 - Social support seeking approach, 11 - Anxiety, 12 - Depression, 13 - Negative self, 14 - Somatization, 15 - Hostility,

    • ↵* p<0.05;

    • ↵** p<0.01, SPS - Suicide probability scale, WCSI - Coping with Stress Inventory, BSI - Brief symptom inventory

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    Table 3

    Stepwise regression analysis of suicide probability.*

    VariablesBSEßtp-value
    BSI
     Anxiety0.370.100.243.566<0.001
     Negative self0.570.090.355.763<0.001
     Somatization-0.320.09-0.14-3.2700.001
     Hostility0.600.110.255.417<0.001
    WCSI
     Self-confident approach0.690.130.225.074<0.001
     Optimistic approach-0.340.19-0.08-1.8080.071
     Helpless approach0.250.100.092.3560.019
     Submissive approach0.360.160.082.2210.027
    • ↵* R=0.74,

    • R2=0.55, Durbin-Watson, 1.752 (p<0.001), WCSI - Coping with Stress Inventory, BSI - Brief symptom inventory, SE - standard error

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