Suicide among patients with schizophrenia is a significant
clinical problem (Shields et al. 2007, Haukka et al. 2008)
and a major cause of mortality in this population (Hish et al.
2006, Limosin et al. 2007). The risk of suicide and patients’
mental symptoms present a significant working burden for
community health care providers (Bowers 1997, Pollard
2007). Suicide has been strongly associated with suicide
attempts (Carlborg et al. 2010), but most reports related to
predictors of suicide attempts in patients with schizophrenia
have been based on inpatients (Neuner et al. 2008, Carlborg
et al. 2010). Nonetheless, suicide attempts in these patients
are also an important issue for community-based health care
providers caring for outpatients with schizophrenia (Ran
et al. 2003, Tidemalm et al. 2005).
Moreover, evidence indicates that patients in rural areas in
Taiwan are at higher risk for inadequate health care services
(Huang et al. 2005). Furthermore, low rates of health care
service use in rural China were associated with higher rates of
suicide (Phillips et al. 2004). Similarly, US veteran outpatients
with serious mental illness were reported to have lower
rates of health care use if they lived far from Veterans’
Administration psychiatric facilities, increasing their risk of
negative health outcomes and mortality (McCarthy et al.
2007). However, little evidence is available on predictors of
suicide attempts among rural outpatients with schizophrenia
being followed up through community-based health care
services (Kasckow et al. 2010). Therefore, a key question is
whether risk of suicide attempts can be predicted in rural
outpatients with schizophrenia. To address this question, this
study was designed to explore a simple way for communitybased
nurses to predict the likelihood of suicide attempts
among rural outpatients with schizophrenia.
Suicide among patients with schizophrenia is a significantclinical problem (Shields et al. 2007, Haukka et al. 2008)and a major cause of mortality in this population (Hish et al.2006, Limosin et al. 2007). The risk of suicide and patients’mental symptoms present a significant working burden forcommunity health care providers (Bowers 1997, Pollard2007). Suicide has been strongly associated with suicideattempts (Carlborg et al. 2010), but most reports related topredictors of suicide attempts in patients with schizophreniahave been based on inpatients (Neuner et al. 2008, Carlborget al. 2010). Nonetheless, suicide attempts in these patientsare also an important issue for community-based health careproviders caring for outpatients with schizophrenia (Ranet al. 2003, Tidemalm et al. 2005).Moreover, evidence indicates that patients in rural areas inTaiwan are at higher risk for inadequate health care services(Huang et al. 2005). Furthermore, low rates of health careservice use in rural China were associated with higher rates ofsuicide (Phillips et al. 2004). Similarly, US veteran outpatientswith serious mental illness were reported to have lowerrates of health care use if they lived far from Veterans’Administration psychiatric facilities, increasing their risk ofnegative health outcomes and mortality (McCarthy et al.2007). However, little evidence is available on predictors ofsuicide attempts among rural outpatients with schizophreniabeing followed up through community-based health careservices (Kasckow et al. 2010). Therefore, a key question iswhether risk of suicide attempts can be predicted in ruraloutpatients with schizophrenia. To address this question, thisstudy was designed to explore a simple way for communitybasednurses to predict the likelihood of suicide attemptsamong rural outpatients with schizophrenia.
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