TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - A study of the epidemiology and risk factors for attempted suicide and suicide among non-psychiatric inpatients in 48 general hospitals in Hubei province, China, 2015-2017
JO  - General hospital psychiatry
A1  - Wan, Qing
A1  - Ding, Xiaoping
A1  - Hu, Deying
A1  - Han, Yanhong
A1  - Wang, Shujie
A1  - Liu, Yilan
A1  - Wu, Caizhi
A1  - Huang, Lulu
A1  - Lu, Ruifei
A1  - Xu, Ke
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This was a large-scale epidemiological survey of non-psychiatric inpatient attempted suicides/suicides in general hospitals in China, allowing a detailed quantitative analysis of the characteristics of inpatient attempted suicides/suicides. <br><br>METHODS: The incidence, inpatient demographic and behavioral characteristics, and risk factors for attempted suicide/suicide were explored through a survey of non-psychiatric inpatients admitted to 48 general hospitals, between 2015 and 2017. A Vector Error Correction model was established to explore hospital variables as predictors of inpatient attempted suicide/suicide using the annual numbers of inpatient attempted suicides/suicides, undergraduate or above nurses per total number of nurses, and number of beds per nurse in a tertiary general hospital, between 1998 and 2017. <br><br>RESULTS: The incidence of attempted suicide/suicide among inpatients in general hospitals was 3.26/100,000 admissions. 180 inpatient attempted suicides/suicides were reported, which were associated with particular inpatient demographic and behavioral characteristics and a specific temporal and spatial distribution. Incidence of attempted suicide/suicide was higher in inpatients aged ≥60 years, with junior high school or lower level of education, in secondary general hospitals, suffering from malignant tumors or chronic diseases. Number of beds/nurse had a significant impact on the incidence of inpatient attempted suicide/suicide. <br><br>CONCLUSION: We recommend that general hospital administrators establish a targeted approach to inpatient suicide prevention efforts in their hospitals.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-8343
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.06.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -