Investigation on suicidal ideation and risk factors of hospitalized patients with infectious diseases

Objective To investigate status of suicidal ideation and risk factors of hospitalized patients with infectious diseases, in order to achieve timely prevention of adverse events and provide the basis of relevant intervention and prevention measures. Methods Totals of 657 cases admitted to the hospital from March 2010 to October 2013 were surveyed using the self-made hospitalization behavior risk factors. Results Totals of 48 cases within the 657 patients had the suicidal ideation, accounting for 7.31%. The survey results showed that medical insurance covering 0% to 20% expenses, monthly personal economic income under 3 000 yuan, history of mental illness, self-evaluation of serious disease, self-assessment of poor rehabilitation hope, set suicide plan, previous suicide history were the independent risk factors of patients with infectious diseases (χ2=6.206, 6.021, 6.520, 4.937, 7.597, 4.404, 4.416, respectively; P<0.05). Conclusions Infectious disease patients with mental illness, despair for disease rehabilitation, economic pressure caused by disease were the main reasons for their suicidal ideation. Key words: Infectious disease; Suicide; Risk factor; Behavior rules