The RISK OF SUICIDE BETWEEN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE HEALTH AREA AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS: Suicide risk in university students and associated factors

• Autor(a) principal: Tinti de Andrade, Maria Betânia
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Vieira Coelho Ferreira, Luana, da Cruz Sequeira, Carlos Alberto, Olímpia Barbosa Felipe, Adriana, Guidorizzi Zanetti, Ana Carolina, Alves Nogueira, Denismar, Marilda Rodrigues Resck, Zélia, Graziani Giacchero Vedana, Kelly
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Atenção à Saúde
• Texto Completo: http://seer.uscs.edu.br/index.php/revista_ciencias_saude/article/view/8749
• topic: Suicide, Attempted; Suicide; Students, Health Occupations; Intento de Suicidio; Suicidio; Estudiantes del Área de la Salud; Tentativa de Suicídio; Suicídio; Estudantes de Ciências da Saúde

INTRODUCTION: Suicide is identified as the second leading cause of death among young people aged 15 to 29 years. In this age group are university students, who can experience in their academic life, a period marked by anguish, uncertainties, challenges and suffering that added to other factors can favor the risk of suicide. OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for suicide in university health students. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Study with a quantitative approach, developed with university students enrolled from the 5th period in undergraduate courses in Biomedicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Medicine, Nutrition and Dentistry at a higher education institution located in the south of Minas Gerais. Five instruments were self-administered: Sociodemographic, educational and clinical questionnaire; Suicide Risk Assessment; Herth Hope Scale; Major Depression Inventory and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. RESULTS: A total of 747 university students participated in the study, 27.6% were at risk of suicide. Suicide risk predictors were having depressive symptoms, low self-esteem, diagnosis of mental disorder, use of psychotropic drugs and dissatisfaction with social support. CONCLUSION: The study may provide a reference for interventions, investigations and public policies to support university students and to prevent suicide in this population.