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Published on 25 de junio de 2024 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2024.05.2756
Factors associated with suicide risk and attempts in healthcare students: A cross-sectional study
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Sample distribution for high and low social support and high suicide risk.
| Academic record | 0.001 | |||
| Irregular (having failed or dropped a subject or having suspended their studies) | 198 | 41.5% | 30.5% | |
| Regular | 279 | 58.5% | 17.3% | |
| Perceived academic burden | 0.077 | |||
| High or very high | 330 | 69.5% | 23.6% | |
| Moderate | 128 | 26.9% | 18% | |
| Low or very low | 17 | 3.6% | 41.2% | |
| Have had COVID-19 | 0.555 | |||
| Yes | 28 | 5.9% | 25% | |
| No | 449 | 94.1% | 22.5% | |
| A close family member has had COVID-19 disease | 0.600 | |||
| Yes | 171 | 35.8% | 22.6% | |
| No | 306 | 64.2% | 23.1% | |
| A family member has died of COVID-19 | 0.752 | |||
| Yes | 29 | 6.1% | 24.1% | |
| No | 448 | 93.9% | 21.6% | |
| Perceived level of difficulties during lockdown | 0.002 | |||
| Difficult or extremely difficult | 229 | 48.1% | 28.3% | |
| Had no problems or adapted well | 248 | 51.9% | 16.9% | |
| Have you been a victim of any type of physical and/or psychological violence in the last year? | 0.011 | |||
| Yes | 143 | 30% | 30.1% | |
| No | 334 | 70% | 19.5% | |
| Have you been a victim of violence (physical and/or psychological) by your partner (n = 263) in the last year? | 0.444a | |||
| Yes | 42 | 16% | 28.6% | |
| No | 221 | 84% | 23.1% | |
| Had experienced some form of cyber-bullying | 0.025 | |||
| Yes | 62 | 13.3% | 33.9% | |
| No | 415 | 86.7% | 21% | |
| DASS-21 Depression subscaleb | < 0.001 | |||
| Low score (0 to 5 points) | 238 | 50% | 8.8% | |
| High score (6 to 21 points) | 238 | 50% | 36.6% | |
| DASS-21 Anxiety subscaleb | < 0.001 | |||
| Low score (0 to 4 points) | 241 | 50.6% | 12.3% | |
| High score (5 to 21 points) | 235 | 49.4% | 32.8% | |
| DASS-21 Stress subscaleb | < 0.001 | |||
| Low score (0 to 9 points) | 231 | 48.5% | 15.1% | |
| High score (10 to 21 items) | 245 | 51.5% | 30.7% | |
| MPSS Support from friends subscale | < 0.001 | |||
| Low support (0 to 23 points) | 217 | 45.5% | 30% | |
| High support (24 to 28 points) | 260 | 54.5% | 16.5% | |
| MPSS Family support subscale | < 0.001 | |||
| Low support (0 to 21 points) | 240 | 50.3% | 33.3% | |
| Low support (0 to 21 points) | 237 | 49.7% | 11.8% | |
| High support (22 to 28 points) | < 0.001 | |||
| MPSS Subscale Support from close person | 234 | 49.1% | 29.5% | |
| Low support (0 to 21 points) | 243 | 50.9% | 16% | |
DASS-21, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. MSPSS, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.
aComparisons are made only in the group that had a partner within the last year (n = 263). bOne case has incomplete data, so analyses are made for 476 cases.
Notes: Variables related to academic status, the impact of the pandemic, experiences of violence, mental health, and social support are detailed, and the frequency of high suicide risk is presented for the categories of each variable.
Source: Prepared by the authors.