Abstract

Objective

We identify the most associative factors among existential well-being, health-related quality of life, and health behaviors’ sub-factors for cancer patients’ suicidal ideation (SI) to develop practical intervention tools for general cancer patients in South Korea.

Participants

We surveyed 766 cancer patients from two hospitals in South Korea. The eligibility criteria were as follows: 18 years of age or older, diagnosed with cancer, aware of the stage, and capable of understanding the purpose of the study.

Methods

We performed a multidimensional multivariate analysis to find the factors that are most associated with SI for cancer patients.

Results

The results showed that life worthwhile (adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 3.946; 95% CI, 1.64–9.48), social functioning (aOR, 2.817; 95% CI, 1.19–6.65), and living with loved ones (aOR, 0.353; 95% CI, 0.15–0.84) were the most predictive factors for SI.

Conclusion

To prevent SI in cancer patients, it might be necessary to help them feel that their lives are worthwhile while helping them maintain a high degree of social health.

Implications for Psychosocial Providers or Policy

It is important to help cancer patients value their life and lead the high-quality social life to reduce their SI.

中文翻译：

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有价值的生活和社会健康作为癌症患者自杀意念的预测因素的重要性

摘要

客观的

我们确定了癌症患者自杀意念 (SI) 的生存幸福感、与健康相关的生活质量和健康行为的子因素之间最相关的因素，以便为韩国的一般癌症患者开发实用的干预工具。

参与者

我们调查了来自韩国两家医院的 766 名癌症患者。入选标准如下：18岁或以上，被诊断患有癌症，了解阶段，并能够理解研究目的。

方法

我们进行了多维多变量分析，以找出与癌症患者 SI 最相关的因素。

结果

结果表明，生活有价值（调整优势比 (aOR)，3.946；95% CI，1.64-9.48），社会功能（aOR，2.817；95% CI，1.19-6.65）和与亲人生活（aOR，0.353 ; 95% CI, 0.15–0.84) 是 SI 最具预测性的因素。

结论

为了预防癌症患者的 SI，可能有必要帮助他们感到自己的生活是值得的，同时帮助他们保持高度的社会健康。

对社会心理提供者或政策的影响

帮助癌症患者珍惜生命，过上高质量的社会生活以降低他们的SI很重要。