title: Suicidal tendencies as correlates of disability measures.
abstract: Disabilities and handicaps affect health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) and dysphoria symptoms (helpless, hopeless, worthless, dissatisfied with life, depressed, suicidal). Archived 2009 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) data (N=124,188) replicated 49 positive correlations (p<.001) of seven kinds of disability measured by the Health Utilities Index (HUI) with seven measures of dysphoria. Cognition and pain disabilities appeared most dysphoric. Individuals (N=724) in the 2009 CCHS data with HUI total scores less than 0.00 are defined by HUI protocols as "worse than dead." This HUI categorization has doubtful validity based on 17 measures of disability, suicidality, self-perceived health, and social engagement.
authors.affiliation: University of Tromsø, Institute of Community Medicine, Tromsø, Norway hbaatstad@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Helge S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Båtstad
authors.affiliation: University of Tromsø (UiT)-The Arctic University of Norway, Norway.
authors.forename: Floyd W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Rudmin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Canadian Community Health Survey; Health Utilities Index; disability; quality of life; suicidality