Factors associated with suicidal ideation in caregivers of stroke survivors

Objective: to identify factors associated with the presence of suicidal ideation in caregivers of stroke survivors. Methods: cross-sectional survey conducted with 151 primary informal caregivers. The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 and a questionnaire were used to evaluate the presence of tho...

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Autores: Costa, Tatiana Ferreira da, Bezerra, Thaíse Alves, Pimenta, Cláudia Jeane Lopes, Silva, Cleane Rosa Ribeiro da, Ferreira, Gerlania Rodrigues Salviano, Costa, Kátia Neyla de Freitas Macedo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Rev Rene (Online)
Idioma:portugués
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OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufc:article/42171
Acceso en línea:http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/42171
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Caregivers; Anxiety; Depression; Stress, Psychological; Suicidal Ideation.
Cuidadores; Ansiedade; Depressão; Estresse Psicológico; Ideação Suicida.
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Sumario:Objective: to identify factors associated with the presence of suicidal ideation in caregivers of stroke survivors. Methods: cross-sectional survey conducted with 151 primary informal caregivers. The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 and a questionnaire were used to evaluate the presence of thoughts of suicidal ideation, whose data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: most caregivers had normal levels of depression (76.8%), anxiety (76.2%) and stress (79.5%), and showed no thoughts of suicidal ideation (70.9%). The correlation between scales showed that thoughts of suicidal ideation rise proportionally to the increase of anxiety, depression and stress levels. Conclusion: it was observed that high levels of depression, anxiety and stress favored the increased frequency of suicidal thoughts among caregivers of stroke survivors.