Rev Rene (Feb 2020)

Factors associated with suicidal ideation in caregivers of stroke survivors

  • Tatiana Ferreira da Costa,
  • Thaíse Alves Bezerra,
  • Cláudia Jeane Lopes Pimenta,
  • Cleane Rosa Ribeiro da Silva,
  • Gerlania Rodrigues Salviano Ferreira,
  • Kátia Neyla de Freitas Macedo Costa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.20202142171
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21
p. e42171

Abstract

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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.

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