• 대한간호학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.524-532
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• 2010

Purpose: This study was done to explore the relationship of social support and meaning of life to suicidal thoughts among patients with cancer. Methods: Data were collected by questionnaires from 138 patients who had been in cancer treatment at medical clinics and 8 patients who were members of an internet cancer association. The data were collected between August and November 2009 and analyzed using SPSS 12.0. Results: Of the participants, 47.3% reported having had suicidal thoughts and 16.4% had attempted suicide since the diagnosis of cancer. The study participants received most support from family members, but 73.3% reported experiencing an existential vacuum. The suicide attempt group had significantly higher scores according to gender, age, level of education, diagnosis, treatment modality, level of activity, caregiver and social support compare to the suicide thought group. Suicidal thoughts were negatively related to social support and meaning of life was positively associated with social support. Support from family and friends and diagnosis explained 50.0% of variance for suicidal thoughts with 36.0% of variance being explained by family support. Conclusion: Nurses should be able to identify risk factors for suicide in cancer patients. Prevention and intervention efforts need to be directed toward improving social support, family support in particular, and assisting patients finding meaning in life after a diagnosis of cancer.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.94-105
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• 2021

Background: Many patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) have been known to be at risk of suicide, due to severe pain and its comorbid conditions. The risk of suicide may be associated with affective instability, which is an indicator of emotional dysregulation. Particularly, unstable shifts in negative emotions are difficult to cope with, which may result in individuals feeling uncontrollable, hopeless, and entrapped. This study aimed to examine the role of affective instability in the relationship between pain intensity and suicide risk (suicidal ideation and impulsivity) in patients with CRPS, by employing a daily diary. Methods: Twenty-three patients registered at the CRPS Association in Korea were asked to complete a day-to-day routine for 15 days, followed by a diary composed of pain intensity, suicidal ideation, impulsivity, and positive and negative affects. Results: Results showed that the interactions between negative affective instability and daily pain intensity were statistically significant on daily suicidal ideation (coefficient = 0.41, t (21) = 2.56, P < 0.050) and daily impulsiveness (coefficient = 1.20, t (19) = 3.35, P < 0.010). However, those between positive affective instability and daily pain intensity were not. Conclusions: This study is the first attempt to investigate the role of affective instability on the relationship between daily pain intensity and daily suicide risk in patients with CRPS. Our findings suggest that health professionals pay considerable attention to the instability of negative affects when assessing and managing patients with CRPS at risk of suicide.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.116-129
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• 2013

이 연구는 건강플러스 행복플러스 사업의 기초자료를 활용하여 우리나라 지역사회에서 자살생각 및 자살시도의 수준을 알아보고, 이들과 사회적 참여와 신뢰의 사회적 자본과의 연관성을 규명하고자 수행되었다. 자료는 경상남도에서 표준화사망비가 상대적으로 가장 높은 40개 읍, 면, 동에서 체계적 표본 추출로 선정된 220 가구의 구성원 중 가장 생월일이 빠른 19세 이상 성인을 대상으로 직접 면접 방법으로 수집하였다. 자료 수집 기간은 2010년, 2011년, 그리고 2012년의 8-10월이었으며, 최종 자료 분석 대상자는 8,800명이었다. 사회적 참여는 공식 집단 또는 비공식 집단에 참여하는 여부로, 신뢰수준은 영국의 국립 사회조사센터의 신뢰 설문 3 항목을 번역한 질문에 대한 긍정적 답변의 수로 구하였다. 자살생각은 '최근 1년 동안 죽고 싶다는 생각을 해본 적이 있습니까?' 자살시도는 '최근 1년 동안 실제로 자살시도를 해 본 적이 있습니까?' 라는 질문에 대한 '예', '아니오'의 대답으로 구하였다. 인구사회학적 변수(성, 연령, 결혼상태, 직업, 식생활안정성), 주관적 건강수준, 그리고 건강행태 변수(흡연, 음주, 운동)를 모두 통제한 로지스틱 회귀분석에서 사회적 참여와 신뢰수준은 자살생각 및 자살시도와 유의한 연관성이 있었다. 사회적 참여와 신뢰 변수는 모형의 적합도를 유의하게 개선하였다. 신뢰수준은 0인 경우를 기준으로 할 때 신뢰수준이 1인 경우 자살생각에 대한 교차비는 0.77(95%신뢰구간,0.63-0.94), 신뢰수준 3인 경우 자살생각에 대한 교차비는 0.69(95% 신뢰구간, 0.56-0.85)로 유의하였다. 사회적 참여는 둘 다 미참여하는 경우를 기준으로 할 때 비공식집단만 참여하는 경우 자살시도에 대한 교차비는 0.41(95% 신뢰구간, 0.21-0.80)로 유의하였다. 결론적으로 다른 변수와는 독립적으로 사회적 참여와 신뢰의 사회적 자본은 자살생각 또는 자살시도와 유의하게 연관되어 있었다. 사회적 자본이 자살행동을 예방할 수 있는지에 대해서는 더 많은 연구가 필요하다.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.1-23
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• 2023

본 연구는 일반 성인 399명을 대상으로 자살사고의 심각도를 측정할 수 있는 자살사고 속성척도(Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale; SIDAS)를 타당화하는 데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 2020년 7월~8월까지 약 2주간 온라인으로 수집된 자료를 사용하였다. 첫째, 연구참여자의 인구사회학적특성과 우울, 불안, 자살사고, 자살계획, 자살준비, 자살시도 집단에 따른 SIDAS 점수의 차이를 확인한 결과, 성별과 거주형태, 우울과 불안 증상 유무, 자살사고, 자살계획, 자살준비, 자살시도의 유무에 따라 집단 간 SIDAS 점수의 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, SIDAS의 타당도를 확인하기 위해 SIDAS 문항과 컬럼비아 자살심각도 척도(C-SSRS) 자살사고 강도 문항, 로젠버그 자아존중감 척도(RSE) 문항 간의 상관을 확인한 결과, 문항 간 상관과 C-SSRS의 자살사고 강도 문항과는 모두 유의한 상관이 나타났으며, RSE의 문항과는 부정 상관이 나타나거나 상관이 유의하지 않게 나타났다. 셋째, SIDAS 척도의 요인구조를 확인하기 위해 전체 응답자와 자살사고를 보고한 응답자를 대상으로 확인적 요인분석을 실시한 결과, 두 집단 모두에서 단일요인 구조가 적절한 것으로 나타났으며 내적일치도 또한 양호한 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로, 연구참여자의 지난 1년간 자살계획 여부에 영향을 미치는 변인을 확인한 결과 자살사고에 대한 통제 가능성과 연령이 유의한 예측 변인으로 확인되었다. 본 연구에서는 웹 기반으로 사용하도록 설계된 SIDAS 척도를 한국에서도 적절하게 사용할 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구는 추후 온라인 심리치료에 활용 가능한 기초자료를 제공하고, 국내 일반 성인에게 적용가능한 신뢰롭고 타당한 자살사고 측정도구를 제시하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.112-119
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• 2020

Suicide has been a long-standing problem for global public health, along with almost 800,000 deaths from suicide worldwide in 2016, accounting for 1.4% of all deaths. South Korea was ranked first in suicide mortality in 2018 among countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. This study aimed to suggest up-to-date information about suicide-related indicators such as the rate of suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and suicide death, and its trends by applying sampling weight to make it nationally representative. In this study, we used the data sources: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination (KNHANES, '07-13, '15-18), Korean Community Health Survey (KCHS, '08-09, '13, '17), Korean Wealth Panel Study (KOWEPS, '12-18), Korea Health Panel Survey (KHP, '10-13), and Statistics Korea (1983-2017). The rate of suicidal ideation as recent year was 4.73% (KNHANES, '17), 6.96% (KCHS, '17), 2.29% (KOWEPS, '18), and 5.39% (KHP, '13). That of suicide attempt as recent year was 0.51% (KNHANES, '18), 0.32% (KCHS, '17), and 0.15% (KOWEPS, '18). Annual percentage change (APC) of suicidal ideation was -15.4% (KNHANES, '07-13, '15, '17), -2.5% (KCHS, '08-09, '13, '17), -10.8% (KOWEPS, '12-18), and -10.9% (KHP, '10-13). APC of suicide attempt was -4.4% (KNHANES, '07-13, '15-18), -4.4% (KCHS, '08-09, '13, '17), and -13.6% (KOWEPS, '12-18). APC of death by intentional self-harm was -1.25% (Statistics Korea, '07-18). All suicide-related indicators were found to be decreasing in the overall from 2009. Individuals with lower income level were more likely to experience suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Even though suicide rate had been continuously decreasing from its highest point in 2011 (suicide rate: 31.7 per 100,000 population) to 2017 (suicide rate: 24.3 per 100,000 population), it increased again in 2018 (suicide rate: 26.6 per 100,000 population). This information would be grounded on policy implementation for suicide prevention, thus continuous data observation is necessary.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2020

Objectives: Our study aimed to analyze the demographic and clinical characteristics of children and adolescents during their first visit to psychiatric outpatient departments for the management of suicidal ideation and behavior, and to compare the changes before and in 2012 or later. Methods: This multicenter study was conducted at five university hospitals in a metropolitan area in South Korea. Medical records of patients aged 6-18 years were retrospectively reviewed from January 2009 to December 2016. Patients were analyzed by classifying them into suicidal and non-suicidal groups based on their visit to the hospital for management of suicidal ideation or suicide attempt and other mental problems, respectively. Results: There were differences in the year of visit, diagnosis, education level, and referral sources between patients in the suicidal and non-suicidal groups. Multiple regression analysis was conducted based on the sex, education level, referral by school, and diagnosis of depression in patients in the suicidal group, which revealed significant association. Conclusion: Suicide-related problems were significantly associated with the sex, education level, referral by school, and a diagnosis of depression in the patients. A well-connected referral system would be necessary for professional mental health management of high-risk children and adolescents.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.308-317
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• 2014

본 연구는 입원정신질환자의 자살사고에 영향을 미치는 요인을 규명하는 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상자는 C 대학병원 정신과 병동에 입원한 정신질환자 186명이었다. 구조화된 자가 보고식 설문지를 이용하여 자료를 수집하였으며, 자료 분석은 SPSS WIN 프로그램을 사용하여 빈도와 백분율, 평균과 표준편차, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, hierarchical multiple regression analysis를 실시하였다. 연구결과, 자살사고는 결혼상태, 진단명, 자살시도 과거력에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었고 우울, 자아존중감, 영성과 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. 일반적 특성 중 자살사고에 유의한 차이를 보였던 결혼상태, 진단명, 자살시도 과거력을 통제한 상태에서 위계적 회귀분석을 실시한 결과, 자살사고에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 우울과 영성이 유의한 것으로 나타났으며 이들 변수의 자살사고에 대한 설명력은 52.4%이었다. 결론적으로, 입원정신질환자들의 자살사고를 감소시키기 위해서 이들의 우울을 감소시키고 영성을 증진하는 중재 프로그램을 개발하여 적용할 필요가 있다.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.147-158
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• 2014

Objectives: This study aims to examine the association of depression, suicidal behaviors with smartphone use behaviors among Korean adolescents. Methods: We analyzed data from 'Youth Health and Life Skills Survey' in 2013. The survey was based on self-reported questionnaires distributed to 915 grade 7th and 8th students at four middle schools in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, Korea in 2013 to evaluate the effects of 'Youth Health and Life Skills' program. Depression and suicidal behaviors were measured in terms of the experience rate, and smartphone use behaviors were measured with average hours of smartphone use a day and overindulged behaviors in smartphone use by using 5-point Likert scales. We examined the association of depression and suicidal behaviors with smartphone use behaviors by using t-test and regression analyses. Results: 21.5% of respondents have ever felt depressed or hopeless to lose interest in school life almost everyday for 2 weeks or longer in the past year. The experience rate of suicidal ideation, suicide plan, and suicidal attempt were 21.1%, 6.1%, and 5.7%, respectively. The mean of average hours of smartphone use a day was 3.9 hours, and the mean score of overindulged behaviors in smartphone use was 2.99. The students who have experienced depression and suicidal behaviors were more likely to have more smartphone using time and higher scores of overindulged behaviors in smartphne use than those who have not. Conclusion: We concluded that for preventing addictive or problematic smartphone use behaviors among adolescents we should consider and develop more positive strategies for the moderate use of smartphone than regulatory measures, which include the implementation of skill-based health education program including life skills at schools and the development of smartphone applications useful for resolving mental stress and promoting mental health.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.76-82
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• 2020

Objective : Previous studies have shown that depression, anxiety and embitterment are highly related to suicide. This study aims to investigate the mediating effect of embitterment between depression, anxiety and suicide. Methods : A total of 174 participants with depressive and anxiety disorders were evaluated with STAI-S, STAI-T, PHQ-9, PTED scale, SSI and suicide attempt history. A mediation analysis using bootstrapping was utilized in order to estimate the indirect effects of depression and anxiety on suicide through embitterment. Results : Embitterment significantly mediated the relationship between depression and suicidal ideation [b=0.291, 95% CI(0.18, 0.40)], and also it mediated the relationship between depression and suicide attempt [b=0.066, 95% CI(0.02, 0.16)]. Although a direct effect of anxiety on suicide attempt was not significant, but embitterment significantly mediated the relationship between anxiety and suicide attempt Conclusion : This suggests that embitterment may be a significant important factor to consider in the relationship between depression, anxiety and suicide. Understanding the mediating role of embitterment on suicide may helpful to prevent suicide.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.65-69
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• 2010

Gene-environment interactions are important in pathogenesis of suicide or suicidal behavior. Twin and adoption studies and family studies show that genetic factors play a critical role in suicide or suicidal behavior. Given the strong association between serotonergic neurotransmission and suicide, recent molecular genetic studies have focused on polymorphisms of serotonin genes, especially on serotonin transporter and tryptophan hydroxylase genes. Some studies have revealed a significant interaction between s allele of the serotonin transporter gene and the risk of suicide attempt associated with childhood trauma. In addition, the polymorphism of brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene also may influence the effect of childhood trauma in relation to the risk of attempting suicide. Future studies should explore genetic and environmental factors in suicide or suicidal behavior and examine for gene and environment interaction.