TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Improving Health-Related Quality of Life and Reducing Suicide in Primary Care: Can Social Problem-Solving Abilities Help?
JO  - International journal of mental health and addiction
A1  - Walker, K.L.
A1  - Kaniuka, A.
A1  - Sirois, F.M.
A1  - Chang, E.C.
A1  - Hirsch, J.K.
SP  - 295
EP  - 309
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
N2  - Problem-solving deficits and poor health-related quality of life are associated with suicide risk; yet, little is known about the interrelations between these variables. In 220 primary care patients, we examined the potential mediating role of physical and mental health-related quality of life on the relation between social problem-solving ability and suicidal behavior. Participants completed the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised, Social Problem Solving Inventory-Revised, and Short-Form 36 Health Survey. Utilizing bootstrapped mediation, our hypotheses were partially supported; mediating effects were found for mental health-related quality of life on the relation between social problem-solving and suicidal behavior. Physical health-related quality of life was not a significant mediator. Greater social problem-solving ability is associated with better mental health-related quality of life and, in turn, to less suicidal behavior. Interventions promoting social problem-solving ability may increase quality of life and reduce suicide risk in primary care patients. © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1557-1874
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11469-018-0019-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -