Investigation of Suicide Risk in Hemodialysis Patients in Mazandaran Province (Northern of Iran) in 2019

Mozhgan   Taebi; John R.   Cutcliffe; Azar  Jafari; Yasaman   Hatef Matbue; Masoumeh   Bagheri Nesami; Amir Hossein  Goudarzian

doi:10.18502/tbsrj.v2i3.4526

Mozhgan Taebi
John R. Cutcliffe
Azar Jafari
Yasaman Hatef Matbue
Masoumeh Bagheri Nesami
Amir Hossein Goudarzian

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/tbsrj.v2i3.4526

Keywords: Hemodialysis Patients, Iran, Suicide Risk

Abstract

Introduction: Hemodialysis as a common and vital method of treatment in kidney patients, despite maintaining the survival of patients can be a source of stress for them.

Material and Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study, which was conducted in 2019, 97 patients with chronic kidney disease under hemodialysis in the dialysis center of Imam Reza Amol Hospital entered the study with census method. Data were collected using demographic information form and The Nurseschr('39') Global Assessment of Suicide Risk (NGASR) instrument.

Results: The mean age of the patients in the present study was 53.2 years (SD = 13.18, CI95%: 50.54-55.85). According to the findings of this study, the mean risk of suicide in hemodialysis patients was 19.32.

Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the risk of suicide in hemodialysis patients was very high.