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- Title
A study of suicidal ideation in acute ischemic stroke patients.
- Authors
Jin Dou; Jie Tang; Chu-Hong Lu; En-She Jiang; Pei-Xi Wang
- Abstract
Background Increasing evidences indicate that stroke confers a substantial risk for suicidal ideation. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors of suicidal ideation in acute ischemic stroke patients. Method A total of 271 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke were recruited in Huai-He hospital or the First People's Hospital, Kaifeng City, China. Demographic and clinical variables were collected and evaluated. Suicidal ideation was assessed using the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSI). Multivariate logistic regression was applied to determine the risk factors of suicidal ideation. Results Suicidal ideation was identified in 29 patients (10.7%). It was more frequent in patients who lived in rural region, with pre-/post-stroke depression or diabetes, had a higher NIHSS score, had no confidence in disease treatment, or had a poor coping style. Living in rural region (OR 2.59, 95% CI 1.02-6.58), the presence of pre-stroke depression (OR 11.74, 95% CI 4.45-31.01), stroke severity (OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.08-1.33), having no confidence in disease treatment (OR 14.70, 95% CI 2.60-83.15), and post-stroke depression (OR 16.22, 95% CI 6.40-41.10) were independent risk factors of suicidal ideation. Conclusion Several factors may be associated with an increased risk of suicidal ideation in acute ischemic stroke patients, including pre-/post-stroke depression, more severe stroke, having no confidence in treatment, as well as living in rural region. Our findings may have implication in risk assessment and intervention for acute ischemic stroke patients in reducing the burdens of suicidal ideation.
- Subjects
CHINA; BECK Scale for Suicide Ideation; STROKE patients; SELF-destructive behavior; SUICIDAL behavior; SUICIDE risk assessment
- Publication
Health & Quality of Life Outcomes, 2015, Vol 13, Issue 1, p34
- ISSN
1477-7525
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12955-014-0198-9