Development of the Suicide Risk Scale for Medical Inpatients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inpatient suicide is one of the major issues related with hospital patient safety. Although there are many studies addressing suicide in the psychiatric unit, little is known about suicide in a medical setting. This study included the development and validation of a screening tool for the assessment of suicide risk, specialized for medical inpatients.

Methods

The preliminary questionnaire was based on review of previous suicide ideation scales, mood scales, and clinical experiences of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists in Korea. Initially, the questionnaire consisted of 12 questions. One hundred adult medical inpatients were asked to perform the questionnaire. Explorative factor analysis was used to examine construct validity. Concurrent validity was evaluat

SUBMITTER: Park SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5729646 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature