Table 3.
Reports of suicide behaviours and attitudes: comparison between caregivers in SA and NR (n (%))
| Clinical assessment | F/χ2 | P value | ||||
| NR (n=64) | SA (n=84) | |||||
| Impulsive risk (n=14) |
Medium risk (n=16) |
High risk (n=54) |
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| Family report assessment | ||||||
| Positive SA† | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (12.5) | 24 (44.4) | ||
| Negative SA‡ | 63 (98.4) | 14 (100.0) | 14 (87.5) | 30 (55.6) | <0.001§*** | |
| Relationship of patients | ||||||
| Adult-children | 27 (42.2) | 5 (35.7) | 10 (62.5) | 23 (42.6) | 2.742 | 0.433 |
| Other | 37 (57.8) | 9 (64.3) | 6 (37.5) | 31 (57.4) | ||
| Do you mind letting others know that a family member is admitted to the hospital? | ||||||
| Yes | 11 (17.2) | 6 (42.9) | 13 (81.3) | 43 (79.6) | 53.04 | <0.001*** |
| No | 53 (82.8) | 8 (57.1) | 3 (18.8) | 11 (20.4) | ||
| Are you thinking about telling your friends and family what is going on? | ||||||
| Yes | 60 (93.8) | 8 (57.1) | 4 (25.0) | 12 (22.2) | <0.001§*** | |
| No | 4 (6.3) | 6 (42.9) | 12 (75.0) | 42 (77.8) | ||
| Family resources evaluation (0–10), mean (SD) | 5.70 (2.74) | 4.92 (2.52) | 3.14 | 0.078 | ||
| Family cohesion, mean (SD) | 70.98 (13.63) | 50.68 (16.42) | 52.06 | <0.001*** | ||
| Family adaptability, mean (SD) | 52.80 (12.78) | 33.62 (15.19) | 53.57 | <0.001*** | ||
***p<0.001.
†Positive SA: the family’s hospitalisation reports were exactly attempted suicide.
‡Negative SA: the family’s hospitalisation reports were discordant with attempted suicide.
§Fisher’s exact test.
NR, non-suicidal risk group; SA, suicide attempt group.