TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Suicidal ideation, self-esteem, and hopelessness in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
JO  - Primary care companion to CNS disorders
A1  - Korkmaz, Sevda
A1  - Akbulut, Mehmet
A1  - Kazgan, Aslı
A1  - Hekim, Alaattin
A1  - Yıldız, Sevler
A1  - Özsoy, Filiz
A1  - Baykara, Sema
A1  - Atmaca, Murad
A1  - Gül, Evrim
A1  - Korkmaz, Hasan
SP  - 21m02941
EP  - 21m02941
VL  - 23
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency of suicidal ideation and its correlation with other clinical variables in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. <br><br>METHODS: Fifty patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension who presented to the cardiology department between 2018 and 2019 and 50 healthy controls were included in the study. A sociodemographic and clinical data form was completed by both the patients and controls, and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE), and Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) were administered. SPSS version 22 software was used in the statistical analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: The mean ± SD systolic pulmonary pressure of the patients was 47.48 ± 18.86 and the pulmonary artery pressure was 33.32 ± 19.69. BHS, BDI, and SPS total scores were statistically significantly higher in the patient group compared to the control group (P < .001, P = .001, P = .026, respectively). RSE scores were also higher in the patient group compared to the control group (P = .017). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: It is important to identify pulmonary arterial hypertension patients with intense feelings of hopelessness and depressive symptoms and to provide psychiatric treatment and psychotherapeutic interventions to improve their self-esteem.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2155-7772
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4088/PCC.21m02941
ID  - ref1
ER  -