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Suicidal ideation and health-related quality of life in the community

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dc.contributor.authorGoldney, R.
dc.contributor.authorFisher, L.
dc.contributor.authorWilson, D.
dc.contributor.authorCheok, F.
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstract<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the health-related quality of life of people with suicidal ideation in the general community.<h4>Design</h4>A Health Omnibus Survey of a random, representative sample of the South Australian population in 1998, conducted by experienced interviewers.<h4>Subjects</h4>3010 people over the age of 15 years.<h4>Outcome measures</h4>The survey included questions about utilisation of health services and the Short-form Health-related Quality of Life (SF-36) and Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) instruments. Suicidal ideation was determined in response to a direct question.<h4>Results</h4>79 (2.6%) subjects reported suicidal ideation in the past two weeks. Compared with those without suicidal ideation, subjects with suicidal ideation reported significantly greater use of general practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and outpatient clinics (P<0.001), community health services and other counsellors (P<0.01), and more hospital admissions (P<0.05). Those subjects also scored significantly poorer on all subscales of both instruments (P<0.001), to the extent that they were below the 4th percentile on the role-emotional and mental health dimensions of the SF-36 and the social relationships, psychological wellbeing and overall scores of the AQoL.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Suicidal ideation is associated with poor health-related quality of life. These results in a random and representative community sample add support to the need to improve targeting of those with suicidal ideation on a population basis with a view to earlier intervention.
dc.identifier.citationMedical Journal of Australia, 2001; 175(10):546-549
dc.identifier.doi10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143717.x
dc.identifier.issn0025-729X
dc.identifier.issn1326-5377
dc.identifier.orcidCheok, F. [0000-0002-5381-437X]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/6541
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralasian Med Publ Co Ltd
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143717.x
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectSickness Impact Profile
dc.subjectAnalysis of Variance
dc.subjectMultivariate Analysis
dc.subjectOdds Ratio
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectSuicide
dc.subjectFamily Practice
dc.subjectQuality of Life
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectHealth Services
dc.subjectSouth Australia
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.subjectSuicide Prevention
dc.titleSuicidal ideation and health-related quality of life in the community
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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