title: Changes in Quality of Life After a Suicide Attempt.
abstract: The aim of this follow-up study was to examine factors related to a suicide attempt within 3 months of a prior attempt. Participants were recruited from a suicide-prevention center. Of 96 suicidal individuals who had participated in the baseline study, only 51 completed all measures at follow-up assessment. Study results showed that suicidal individuals who reattempted suicide during the first 3 months of follow-up care exhibited lower mean scores on all four domains of the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Instrument at follow-up assessment than at baseline. In contrast, individuals who did not reattempt suicide had higher quality-of-life scores across all domains between baseline and 3 months. The reattempt and no-reattempt groups differed significantly in the physical health and environmental domains. These results can be used by nurses to develop their abilities to recognize and prevent suicide reattempts in high-risk groups.
authors.affiliation: National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.).
authors.forename: Feng-Chen
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Pien
authors.affiliation: Tamkang University, New Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.).
authors.forename: Yue-Cune
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.).
authors.forename: Hsin-Pei
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.).
authors.forename: Pin-Wei
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.affiliation: National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.).
authors.forename: San-Yuan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.) wctzeng@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Wen-Chii
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tzeng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D010054:Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: depression; follow-up care; quality of life; repetition; sleep disturbance; suicide