Prevalence and predictors of suicidality among nursing students in Indonesia

Fitriawan, Akbar Satria and Setyaningsih, Wiwit Ananda Wahyu and Wulandari, Apri Nur and Samutri, Erni and Achmad, Bayu Fandhi and Budiyati, Gani Apriningtyas and Nailufar, Yuyun and Retnaningsih, Listyana Natalia (2023) Prevalence and predictors of suicidality among nursing students in Indonesia. Kontakt: Journal of nursing and social sciences related to health and illness, 25 (1). pp. 364-371. ISSN 12124117

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Abstract

Introduction: Nursing students are a vulnerable population during the COVID-19 pandemic because they experience a higher level of stress and mental health problems than the non-healthcare student population, putting them at a higher risk for suicidal behaviour. Aim: To explore suicidality among nursing students and assess the association between independent variables and suicidality. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 670 nursing students from 5 Indonesian universities who were recruited using consecutive sampling. Self-administered validated instruments consisted of 8 sections: sociodemographic questionnaire, RSES to assess self-esteem, BHS to assess hopelessness, UCLA-3 to assess loneliness, GSES to assess self-efficacy, PHQ-9 to assess depression, CD-RISC-10 to assess resilience, and SBQ-R to assess suicidality. Binary logistic regression was employed to identify significant predictors of suicidality. Results: Suicidality prevalence among nursing students was 22.8. The following factors were significantly associated with suicidality (p < 0.05): low resilience (AOR = 2.044; 95CI: 1.309–3.192), loneliness (AOR = 1.609; 95CI: 1.040–2.492), hopelessness (AOR = 4.448; 95CI: 2.356–8.398), and depression (AOR = 9.413; 95CI: 5.795–15.288). Conclusions: These findings provide evidence that resilience, loneliness, hopelessness, and depression are risk factors for suicidality among nursing students. This outcome can be used as a basis to develop appropriate suicide prevention strategies.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Gold Open Access
Subjects: R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing > Nursing
Depositing User: Ngesti Gandini
Date Deposited: 22 May 2024 08:34
Last Modified: 22 May 2024 08:34
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/1375

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