From: Suicide with psychiatric diagnosis and without utilization of psychiatric service
Enabling, evaluated need & circumstance of death variables | Contact gp. | Non-contact gp. | df | X2 | T | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of cases | 52 (43.7%) | 67 (56.3%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Income level | 1 | 8.34 | Â | .004* | ||
   Less than HK$7K | 40 (85.1%) | 37 (59.7%) |  |  |  |  |
   HK$7K or more | 7 (14.9%) | 25 (40.3%) |  |  |  |  |
Employment status | 2 | 8.22 | Â | .016* | ||
   Full/part-time/self-employed | 15 (31.2%) | 36 (55.4%) |  |  |  |  |
   Unemployed/quitted | 24 (50.0%) | 25 (38.5%) |  |  |  |  |
   Economically inactive | 9 (18.8%) | 4 (6.2%) |  |  |  |  |
Financial debts/bankruptcy | 1 | 16.71 | Â | .000* | ||
   Debts/broke | 5 (9.6%) | 29 (43.9%) |  |  |  |  |
   No debts/not broke | 47 (90.4%) | 37 (56.1%) |  |  |  |  |
Social problem-solving ability | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
   Mean | 17.30 (S.D. = 8.09) | 21.94 (S.D. = 8.11) |  |  | -2.96 -2.96 | .004* .004* |
Social support | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
   Size of social support | 3.43 (S.D. = 2.86) | 3.69 (S.D. = 2.37) |  |  | -.49 -.48 | .623 .630 |
   Frequency of social activities | 6.15 (S.D. = 4.88) | 7.90 (S.D. = 5.38) |  |  | -1.60 -1.62 | .114 .110 |
   Social support content | 2.99 (S.D. = 1.13) | 3.22 (S.D. = .95) |  |  | -1.08 -1.07 | .281 .288 |
SCID diagnosis | 1 | 22.0 | Â | .000* | ||
   Psychotic disorder(s) | 23 (44.2%) | 5 (7.5%) |  |  |  |  |
   Non-psychotic disorder(s) | 29 (55.8%) | 62 (92.5%) |  |  |  |  |
Suicide Intent Scale | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
   Mean | 6.88 (S.D. = 3.22) | 9.52 (S.D. = 4.02) |  |  | -3.85 -3.96 | .000* |
Level of suicide intent | 1 | 9.85 | Â | .002* | ||
   Low (0-5.5) | 21 (40.4%) | 10 (14.9%) |  |  |  |  |
   High (5.6-14) | 31 (59.6%) | 57 (85.1%) |  |  |  |  |
Previous suicide attempt(s) | 1 | 5.01 | Â | .082 | ||
   Yes | 31 (59.6%) | 28 (41.8%) |  |  |  |  |
   No | 19 (36.5%) | 38 (56.7%) |  |  |  |  |
Suicide method | 6 | 12.18 | Â | .058 | ||
   Cutting/stabbing | 2 (3.8%) | 1 (1.5%) |  |  |  |  |
   Drug overdose | 3 (5.8%) | 4 (6.0%) |  |  |  |  |
   Jumping railway | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.5%) |  |  |  |  |
   Jumping from a height | 34 (65.4%) | 25 (37.3%) |  |  |  |  |
   Hanging | 3 (5.8%) | 7 (10.4%) |  |  |  |  |
Carbon monoxide poisoning by charcoal burning | 8 (15.4%) | 25 (37.3%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Others | 2 (3.8%) | 4 (6.0%) |  |  |  |  |