TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - The development and the structure of the Verbal Suicide Scale (VSS) - measuring attitudes toward suicide in the group of patients hospitalized in the psychiatric unit
JO  - Archives of psychiatric nursing
A1  - Koweszko, Tytus
A1  - Gierus, Jacek
A1  - Mosiołek, Anna
A1  - Kamiński, Marcin
A1  - Janus, Marta Dagmara
A1  - Szulc, Agata
SP  - 476
EP  - 479
VL  - 30
IS  - 4
N2  - Aim  The assessment of suicidal risk is one of the most difficult diagnostic challenges. The aim of present article is to report the process of development and preliminary validation of the Verbal Suicide Scale.     Material and method  A total of 121 psychiatric inpatients aged 19-67 anonymously completed Verbal Suicide Scale (VSS). The study took place in the Clinic of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw in Mazovia Specialist Health Center in Pruszków, Poland.     Results  Factor analysis validated the three factor structure. Cronbach's alpha reliability for each factor was satisfactory: 0.876 for scale 1, 0.700 for scale 2 and 0.710 for scale 3.     Conclusions  VSS is a short instrument for evaluating the attitude toward suicide and can be a useful tool in mental health nursing practice. Further research and analyses are required to refine the theoretical and external reliability of the method.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0883-9417
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2016.06.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -