Nurses' Attitudes toward Suicide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maude H Alston (North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, corresponding author), Beverly H Robinson (The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 205-215 |
| Publication date | 1992-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/f4rj-w2ky-vx1v-hw7f |
| OpenAlex | W2095044705 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 9 |
The purpose of this study was to determine whether nurses' attitudes toward suicide are based on clinical specialty, age, and highest degree completed. A systematic random sample of nurses registered in North Carolina was used. The instrument used was Domino's Suicide Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ), which consists of eight clinical scales. These scales were: suicide reflects mental illness; suicide threats are “not real,” i.e., a cry for help; the right to die; importance of religion; impulsivity; suicide is normal; suicide reflects aggression/anger; and suicide is morally bad. Results from a three-way ANOVA revealed no significant differences between clinical specialty groups on any of the scales. Age and degree were significant only on the right to die scale. Subsequent Tukey's HSD tests on these variables showed that older nurses and those with advanced degrees were more likely to agree with a patient's right to die under some conditions. A descriptive analysis of representative items from each scale was completed, and anecdotal accounts of participants' comments about suicide were explored
Aggression · Anger · Descriptive statistics · Impulsivity · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio · Specialty · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Ethics in medical practice · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Workplace Violence and Bullying
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Reactions of Mental Health Social Workers following a Client Suicide Completion
Attitudes of medical professionals towards high-risk suicidal patients
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,34 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2025 (32) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |