Prevalence of ideation and attempted suicide among users of a psychosocial care center

Kantorski, Luciane Prado; Guedes, Ariane da Cruz; Ramos, Camila Irigonhé; Treichel, Carlos Alberto dos Santos; Portela, Dariane Lima; Willrich, Janaína Quinzen; Jardim, Vanda Maria da Rosa; Santos, Vinícius Boldt dos

doi:10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20190505

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Original Article • Rev. Gaúcha Enferm. 42 • 2021 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20190505 copy

Prevalence of ideation and attempted suicide among users of a psychosocial care center

La prevalencia de la ideación y el intento de suicidio entre los usuarios de un centro de atención psicossocial

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ABSTRACT

Objective

This study aims at identifying and characterizing the prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempted suicide among users of a Psychosocial Care Center in the municipality of Pelotas (RS).

Method

Transversal study, documentary based study in 389 active medical records. Data collection were carried out between September 2017 and May 2018. Data were digitated in the software Microsoft Excel and afterwards converted for the statistical Stata 11 Software.

Results

The prevalence of ideation and attempted suicide was 48,1% and 33,4%, respectively. Significant differences were observed in relation to hearing voices (p=<0,001) and history of violence (p=<0,001). Users who heard voices presented prevalence of suicidal ideation corresponding to 58,1%. Among those users who have reported suicidal ideation, the prevalence of attempt was 57,7%, while the users without report of ideation, the attempts were prevalent in 10,9% (p=<0.001).

Conclusions

The users presented a significant prevalence of ideation and attempted suicide.

Keywords
Mental health. Community mental health services. Suicidal ideation. Suicide; attempt. Suicide

		Ideation		Attempt
	n	(%)	p*	(%)	p*
Gender
Male	144	39.6%	0.010	25%	0.007
Female	245	53.1%		38.4%
Age
18 to 30 years	42	40.5%	0.064	28.6%	0.376
31 to 40 years	59	45.8%		28.8%
41 to 50 years	104	60.6%		41.3%
51 to 60 years	122	45.1%		31.1%
61 years or more	55	41.8%		32.7%
Marital status
Single	111	40.5%	0.061	21.6%	0.002
With partner	143	50.3%		36.4%
Separated or widowed	97	56.7%		44.3%
Schooling
0 to 4 years of study	140	39.3%	0.044	34.3%	0.929
5 to 8 years of study	42	57.1%		35.7%
9 years of study or more	53	54.7%		32.1%
Source of income
Paid work	45	66.7%	0.041	35.6%	0.393
Family income	57	56.1%		42.1%
Aid or benefits	156	46.1%		32.1%
Diagnosis
Schizophrenia	91	27.5%	<0.001	16.5%	<0.001
Bipolar affective disorder	38	73.7%		55.3%
Depression	133	57.1%		42.9%
Mental retardation	52	23.1%		21.1%
Other neurotic disorders	30	56.7%		30%
Other unspecified disorders	19	68.4%		42.1%
Hearing voices
Absent	208	39.4%	<0.001	29.8%	0.106
Present	181	58.1%		37.7%
History of violence
Absent	263	41.1%	<0.001	24.3%	<0.001
Present	126	62.7%		52.4%
TOTAL	389	48.1%		33.4%

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[1] Corresponding author
Vinícius Boldt dos Santos E-mail Vini_boldt@yahoo.com.br