Hope, Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Chronic Mental Illness Patients

Kuem-Sun Han; Young-Hee Park; Hee-Su Im; Gi-Young Ju; Moon-Hye Bae; Hyun-Chul Kang

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Han, Park, Im, Ju, Bae, and Kang: Hope, Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Chronic Mental Illness Patients

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2010; 19(2): 205-211.

Published online: 30 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.2.205

Hope, Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Chronic Mental Illness Patients

Kuem-Sun Han¹, Young-Hee Park², Hee-Su Im², Gi-Young Ju³, Moon-Hye Bae⁴, Hyun-Chul Kang⁵

¹Professor, College of Nursing, Korea University, Korea.

²Doctoral Student, College of Nursing, Korea University, Korea.

³Team Manager Community Mental Health Center, Korea.

⁴Professor, Department of Nursing, Doowon Technical College, Korea.

⁵Senior Lecturer, Department of Informational statistics, Hoseo University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Park, Young Hee, College of Nursing Korea University, 136-1 Anam-dong, SungBuk-gu, Seoul 136-705, Korea. Tel: 82-2-3290-4910, Fax: 82-927-4676, gml34@korea.ac.kr

Received 3 March 2010 Revised 14 June 2010 Accepted 14 June 2010

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between hope, depression and suicidal ideation in patient with chronic mental illness patients.

Methods

The subjects were 188 patient with chronic mental illness in a Community Mental Health Center. The data were collected from July 27 2009 to August 21, 2009. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression.

Results

There was found significant and negative correlation among hope and suicidal ideation; significant and positive correlation was found between depression and suicidal ideation; a significant and negative correlation among hope, depression and suicidal ideation. Depression was a significant predictor of suicidal ideation.

Conclusion

Hope, depression and suicidal ideation in chronic mental illness patients, and significant correlations between their relationships. Based on the outcomes of this study, it is necessary to design an intervention program that emphasizes increasing the hope and decreasing depress in order to decrease suicidal ideation.

Keywords: Chronic mental illness, Hope, Depression, Suicide

Figures and Tables

Table 1

General Characteristics (N=188)

BPRS=brief psychiatric rating scale; GAF=global assessment function.

Table 2

The Degree of Hope, Depression and Suicidal ideation (N=188)

Table 3

Correlation of Hope, Depression and Suicidal ideation (N=188)

SI=suicidal ideation.

Table 4

Predictors of Suicidal ideation

Notes

This study was supported by the Korea University Research Fund.

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