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. 2019 Jan 14;7:2050312118820344. doi: 10.1177/2050312118820344

Table 3.

Stigma of Suicide Scale–Short Form Responses by Australian and Canadian Pharmacists.

In general people who die by suicide are (% strongly agree/agree) Canada
(n = 235)
Australia
(n = 161)
p value
Stigma items
 Pathetic 2 (0.9%) 4 (2.5%) 0.23
 Shallow 3 (1.3%) 4 (2.5%) 0.45
 Immoral 5 (2.1%) 8 (5.0%) 0.15
 An embarrassment 4 (1.7%) 1 (0.6%) 0.65
 Irresponsible 8 (3.4%) 19 (11.8%) 0.002
 Stupid 3 (1.3%) 5 (3.1%) 0.28
 Cowardly 6 (2.6%) 13 (8.2%) 0.02
 Vengeful 5 (2.1%) 7 (4.4%) 0.24
Isolation/depression items
 Lonely 109 (46.4%) 88 (55.0%) 0.1
 Isolated 133 (56.4%) 105 (66.0%) 0.06
 Lost 155 (66.0%) 120 (74.5%) 0.08
 Disconnected 135 (57.4%) 121 (75.2%) 0.0003
Glorification/normalization items
 Strong 24 (10.2%) 23 (14.3%) 0.27
 Brave 30 (12.8%) 18 (11.2%) 0.75
 Noble 7 (3.0%) 3 (1.9%) 0.75
 Dedicated 18 (7.6%) 16 (10%) 0.47

p values <0.10 are shown in bold.