Attitudes of nursing students toward to the suicidal behavior

Abstract

Objective:to investigate attitudes related to suicidal behavior and associated factors, among students in the last year of an undergraduate nursing course. Methods:a cross-sectional study with 111 nursing students from a Brazilian educational institution. The data were collected in 2017, by self-administration of a questionnaire with sociodemographic characteristics, and the Suicide Behavior Attitude Questionnaire, which were analyzed by descriptive statistics, comparison of means, and correlation tests. Results:most of the nursing students had contact with someone with suicidal behavior, but did not have education related to the subject. The most negative attitudes were associated with the female sex, lack of materials on suicide prevention, and lower self-perception of professional competence. Suicidal thoughts throughout life were associated with the contact with someone with suicidal behavior, and less moralistic/condemnatory attitudes. Conclusion:investigations and interventions are necessary for academic qualification and prevention of suicidal behavior.

The impact of suicide prevention education programmes for nursing students: A systematic review

“…The results are also promising given the need to address negative attitudes (Mamta et al . 2013; Vedana & Zanetti 2019) and apprehension towards suicide (Scheckel & Nelson 2014; Vedana et al . 2018) experienced by some students.…”

“…2006; Mamta et al . 2013; Vedana & Zanetti 2019), have reported being fearful and avoidant of interactions with people experiencing suicidal states (Scheckel & Nelson 2014; Vedana et al . 2018), and have negative attitudes towards suicide (Mamta et al .…”

“…2018), and have negative attitudes towards suicide (Mamta et al . 2013; Vedana & Zanetti 2019). For example, in Mamta et al .…”

Conhecimento e atitudes de universitários acerca do suicídio: Influências sociodemográficas e acadêmicas

“…Alguns estudos foram realizados para identificar o conhecimento e as atitudes acerca do comportamento suicida, tendo como população alvo os profissionais de saúde (Moraes et al, 2016), os estudantes de medicina (Rivera-Segarra et al, 2018), e os estudantes de enfermagem (Moraes et al, 2016;Vedana & Zanetti, 2019). De maneira geral, de acordo com resultados dos estudos, há desconhecimento e despreparo tanto de profissionais de saúde já formados, como de profissionais em formação, para lidar com o comportamento suicida.…”

“…Moraes et al (2016) apontam que este contato ainda não é suficiente para modificar as atitudes negativas de universitários relacionadas ao suicídio. É necessário, portanto, se pensar na capacitação adequada para minimizar preconceitos e aprimorar habilidades para identificação de comportamentos de risco, acolhimento e encaminhamento(Vedana & Zanetti, 2019).Os resultados deste estudo destacam a importância da implementação de ações educativas no contexto universitário, destinadas a aumentar o conhecimento sobre o suicídio e reduzir as atitudes estigmatizantes dos alunos em relação ao tema. O estudo de Westefeld et al Ferreira, 2017).…”