SUICIDE RISK AMONG NURSING STUDENTS ATTENDING A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY

Autores

  • Diego da Silva Ferreira
  • Vladson Gouveia Ferreira
  • Nathanael de Souza Maciel
  • Francisco Mardones dos Santos Bernardo
  • Monaliza Ribeiro Mariano Grimaldi
  • Carolina Maria de Lima Carvalho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v28i0.89830

Palavras-chave:

Nursing, Suicide, Attempted Suicide, Universities, Mental Health.

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Objective: to describe the suicide risk rates in Nursing students from different nationalities in a public university.

Method: a cross-sectional study conducted between August and November 2019 in Ceará, Brazil. The students included were those aged at least 18 years old and duly enrolled; the exclusion criteria were as follows: inactive link due to medical leave or course cancellation. The Suicide Risk Index was used for data collection. The following tests were performed: Chi-square; Fisher's Exact and Mann-Whitney.

Results: of the 192 participants, 28.6% did not have religious/spiritual factors susceptible of stopping the suicidal act, 12.5% had a family history of suicide, and 2.6% had suicide plans. An association was detected between gender and suicidal potential risk (p>0.000). There was a difference in the suicidal potential risk in relation to gender (p>0.000), nationality (p>0.000) and marital status (p=0.043).

Conclusion: the study contributes to a reflection on suicide, to early detection and to understanding the impacts in the university.

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2023-03-24

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Ferreira, D. da S., Ferreira, V. G., Maciel, N. de S., Bernardo, F. M. dos S., Grimaldi, M. R. M., & Carvalho, C. M. de L. (2023). SUICIDE RISK AMONG NURSING STUDENTS ATTENDING A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 28. https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v28i0.89830

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