Table 4.
Prevalence of suicide-related risk factors among patients experiencing suicidal feelings (n=174)
| New episode | Existing episode | Total | ||||
| Yes N (%) |
N.D. N (%) |
Yes N (%) |
N.D. N (%) |
Yes N (%) |
N.D. N (%) |
|
| Suicidal feelings multiple times a day | 23 (24.7) | 0 | 24 (29.6) | 0 | 47 (27) | 0 |
| Ruminating about problems or taking their life | 74 (79.6) | 4 (4.3) | 68 (84) | 8 (9.9) | 142 (81.6) | 12 (6.9) |
| Experiencing hopelessness† | 57 (62) | 3 (3.3) | 56 (69.1) | 7 (8.6) | 113 (64.9) | 10 (5.7) |
| Feeling entrapped* | 45 (48.4) | 15 (16.1) | 52 (64.2) | 15 (18.5) | 97 (55.7) | 30 (17.2) |
| Feeling like a burden to others‡ | 40 (43) | 15 (16.1) | 33 (41.8) | 11 (13.9) | 73 (42) | 26 (14.9) |
| Concrete plan or preparation of taking life‡ | 17 (18.5) | 2 (2.2) | 22 (27.5) | 2 (2.5) | 39 (22.4) | 4 (2.3) |
| Not trusting oneself | 9 (9.7) | 11 (11.8) | 14 (17.3) | 13 (16) | 23 (13.2) | 24 (13.8) |
*Significant at level p<0.05.
†Missing n=1.
‡missing n=2.
N.D., not discussed.