Citation

Sun FK, Lu CY, Huang HM, Yu PJ, Chiang CY. Issues Ment. Health Nurs. 2018; 39(11): 954-961.

Affiliation

Department of Nursing , I-Shou University , Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, ROC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/01612840.2018.1463325

PMID

30085845

Abstract

Assessing the recovery ability of individuals who have attempted suicide is crucial for psychiatric health nurses. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a psychometric Suicidal Recovery Ability Scale (SRAS). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) indicated that three subscales with 15 items best fit the data. The global SRAS score showed significant negative correlation with the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) score. The Cronbach's α and test-retest reliability scores for the global SRAS and the subscales all exceeded 0.70. Nurses can use the SRAS to assess the recovery ability of individuals who have attempted suicide and provide proper care to help them.

Language: en