@article{ref1,
title="Validation of the Beck Hopelessness Scale in patients with suicide risk",
journal="Revista de psiquiatrí́a y salud mental",
year="2016",
author="Rueda-Jaimes, German Eduardo and Castro-Rueda, Vanessa Alexandra and Rangel-Martínez-Villalba, Andrés Mauricio and Moreno-Quijano, Catalina and Martinez-Salazar, Gustavo Adolfo and Camacho, Paul Anthony",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Only a few scales have been validated in Spanish for the assessment of suicide risk, and none of them have achieved predictive validity. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity and reliability of the Beck Hopelessness Scale in patients with suicide risk attending the specialist clinic. <br><br>METHODS: The Beck Hopelessness Scale, reasons for living inventory, and the suicide behaviour questionnaire were applied in patients with suicide risk attending the psychiatric clinic and the emergency department. A new assessment was made 30 days later to determine the predictive validity of suicide or suicide attempt. <br><br>RESULTS: The evaluation included a total of 244 patients, with a mean age of 30.7±13.2 years, and the majority were women. The internal consistency was.9 (Kuder-Richardson formula 20). Four dimensions were found which accounted for 50% of the variance. It was positively correlated with the suicidal behaviour questionnaire (Spearman.48, P<.001), number of suicide attempts (Spearman.25, P<.001), severity of suicide risk (Spearman.23, P<.001). The correlation with the reasons for living inventory was negative (Spearman -.52, P<.001). With a cut-off ≥12, the negative predictive value was 98.4% (95% CI: 94.2-99.8), and the positive predictive value was 14.8% (95% CI: 6.6-27.1). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The Beck Hopelessness Scale in Colombian patients with suicidality shows results similar to the original version, with adequate reliability and moderate concurrent and predictive validity.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 SEP y SEPB. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="1888-9891",
doi="10.1016/j.rpsm.2016.09.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rpsm.2016.09.004"
}