Table 3 A comparison between the contact and non-contact group by enabling, evaluated need and circumstance of death variables
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%) | ||||
| Income level | 1 | 8.34 | .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 | .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 | .000* | |||
| Debts/broke | 5 (9.6%) | 29 (43.9%) | ||||
| No debts/not broke | 47 (90.4%) | 37 (56.1%) | ||||
| Social problem-solving ability | ||||||
| Mean |
17.30 (S.D. = 8.09) |
21.94 (S.D. = 8.11) |
-2.96 -2.96 |
.004* .004* | ||
| Social support | ||||||
| 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 | .000* | |||
| Psychotic disorder(s) | 23 (44.2%) | 5 (7.5%) | ||||
| Non-psychotic disorder(s) | 29 (55.8%) | 62 (92.5%) | ||||
| Suicide Intent Scale | ||||||
| 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 | .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 | .082 | |||
| Yes | 31 (59.6%) | 28 (41.8%) | ||||
| No | 19 (36.5%) | 38 (56.7%) | ||||
| Suicide method | 6 | 12.18 | .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%) | ||||
| Others | 2 (3.8%) | 4 (6.0%) | ||||