Correlates of suicidal ideation among hemodialysis patients in Cheju National University Hospital: A pilot study

Hong, Ju-Yeon; Hong, Seong-Chul; Kim, Moon Doo

doi:2007.5.1.19

J Med Life Sci > Volume 5(1); 2007 > Article

Journal of Medicine and Life Science 2007;5(1):19-30.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22730/jmls.2007.5.1.19 Published online August 31, 2007.

제주대학교 병원 만성 혈액투석 환자들의 자살사고 관련 요인에 관한 예비연구

홍주연¹, 홍성철², 김문두¹

¹제주대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실
²제주대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실

Correlates of suicidal ideation among hemodialysis patients in Cheju National University Hospital: A pilot study

Ju-Yeon Hong¹, Seong-Chul Hong², Moon Doo Kim¹

¹Departments of Psychiatry, Cheju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea
²Departments of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Medical Science, Cheju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea

Correspondence: Moon Doo Kim, Email: mdkim66@cheju.ac.kr

Abstract

Objectives
To determine correlates of suicidal ideation among hemodialysis patients in Cheju National University Hospital.
Methods
41 hemodialysis patients were evaluated from April 2004 to January 2005. Sociodemographic questionnaire included age, sex, religion, marital status, education level, monthly income, subjective sense of socioeconomic status, pre-and post diagnosis occupation, hospital expense responsibility, illness duration, etc. Questionnaire for health habit included subjective sense of health status, smoking, drinking, suicidal ideation, and suicidal attempt etc. K-BDI was used to evaluate depression, and STAI for anxiety, self-esteem scale, and family and hospital staff supports scale was evaluated. We defined dependent variable as having suicidal ideation and coded positive suicidal ideation as 'r no suicidal ideation as 'O' Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to find correlates of suicidal ideation using variables that have been found to be risk factors of suicidal ideation.
Result
Poor subjective sense of socioeconomic status(OR=9.688 95% CI 1.161-80.846) and education level under 12 years(OR=22.507 95% CI 1.049-483.005) were found to be correlates of suicidal ideation.
Conclusions
Socioeconomical support from government and firm and constant support from medical staff and family is crucial for them not to have suicidal ideation.

Key Words: Suicidal ideation, socioeconomic status, hemodialysis.