Citation

Sein Anand J, Chodorowski Z, Blok J, Barwina M. Przegl. Lek. 2005; 62(6): 405-407.

Affiliation

1st Clinic of Internal Diseases and Acute Poisonings, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland. jsanand@amedec.amg.gda.p

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Przeglad Lekarski)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16225081

Abstract

Nurses and other medical workers have wide ability to provide positive support to patients with low self-esteem. Need of this support is even more important because patients who have tried to attempt suicide are surprisingly less likely to express their needs than other patients. The aim of study was the evaluation of social support provided by nurses working in the Clinic of Acute Poisonings Medical University of Gdansk to the patients after suicidal attempts. Questionnaire investigation was performed on 40 patients including 32 women and 8 men aged from 14 to 53 (mean 31.4 +/- 13.5) years. Needs and requests of patients after suicidal attempts were mainly limited to getting a proper medical consultation and adequate information. Social support (emotional, valuational, instrumental, informational) provided by nurses proved to be a very important factor in treating patients after suicidal attempts.