Suicide risk measures in a general hospital: integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Maia, Marcelle Passarinho
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Lins, Manuela Ramos Caldas, Kohlsdorf, Marina
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Espaço para a Saúde (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://espacoparasaude.fpp.edu.br/index.php/espacosaude/article/view/870
• topic: Suicídio; Hospitais Gerais; Saúde Mental; Suicide.; Mental Health.; General, Hospitals

Suicide rates grew significantly, becoming a serious public health problem. The risk of suicide in hospitalized patients is higher than in the general population and, therefore, a tool capable of identifying it is required. This study aimed to review the literature on the instruments used to assess the risk of suicide in patients admitted to a general hospital. Data were collected from PubMed, Psycinfo, Pepsic and Scielo databases using the descriptors: “risk of suicide”;  "general hospital”; “suicide scale”, with publication time limited to the last ten years (2011-2021). A total of 581 studies were found. After eligibility criteria, 16 articles were selected and analyzed. The studies used, as main instruments, the interview with other scales. We conclude that it is essential to use specific instruments to assess the main factors and classify the risk of suicide in the hospital settings.