TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Changes in quality of life after a suicide attempt
JO  - Western journal of nursing research
A1  - Pien, Feng-Chen
A1  - Chang, Yue-Cune
A1  - Feng, Hsin-Pei
A1  - Hung, Pin-Wei
A1  - Huang, San-Yuan
A1  - Tzeng, Wen-Chii
SP  - 721
EP  - 737
VL  - 38
IS  - 6
N2  - The aim of this follow-up study was to examine factors related to a suicide attempt within 3 months of a prior attempt. Participants were recruited from a suicide-prevention center. Of 96 suicidal individuals who had participated in the baseline study, only 51 completed all measures at follow-up assessment. Study results showed that suicidal individuals who reattempted suicide during the first 3 months of follow-up care exhibited lower mean scores on all four domains of the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Instrument at follow-up assessment than at baseline. In contrast, individuals who did not reattempt suicide had higher quality-of-life scores across all domains between baseline and 3 months. The reattempt and no-reattempt groups differed significantly in the physical health and environmental domains. These results can be used by nurses to develop their abilities to recognize and prevent suicide reattempts in high-risk groups.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0193-9459
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193945915620306
ID  - ref1
ER  -