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Objective To analyze the characteristics and correlated factors of attempted suicide among psychological aid hotline callers,and provide a reference for suicide prevention and intervention to the domestic psychological aid hotlines.Methods From September,2010 to August,2015,1 299 callers who had the database of attempted suicide among hotline callers were collected.During the calling,the callers were interviewed on their attempted suicides,depression and 10 correlated factors associated with caller's suicidal behaviors.Results Among 1 299 callers who received assessment of suicidal behavior relates factors,361 (27.8%) had evaluated of current suicidal ideation or behavior,223 (17.2%) had history of prior suicidal attempts.There was no significant difference in the incidence of suicide attempts among different gender,age and occupation.1 024 (78.8%) had symptoms of mental illness,794 (61.1%) had symptoms of anxiety,708 (54.5%) had symptoms of depression,864(66.5%) had concomitant two or more symptoms.Compared the caller's occurrence rate of suicidal attempter between single depression and concomitant other symptoms,the results found single depression and concomitant anxiety,concomitant obsession,concomitant panic and concomitant fear were statistically significant.Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that high depression emotion (β=O.389,OR=1.48,95%CI=1.08-2.02),the history of prior attempted suicide (3=0.487,OR=1.63,95%CI=1.19-2.22) and high hopelessness (β=0.618,OR=1.86,95%CI=1.32-2.60) were associated with the caller of ever attempted suicide behaviors.Conclusion Among the callers with attempted suicide,in order to improve the effectiveness of hotline prevention and invention,the psychological consultant should focus on the evaluation of concomitant mental symptoms,high depression emotion,history of prior attempted suicide and hopelessness.
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Objective To characterize hotline callers and related factors in Xiamen psychological aids hotline.Methods The data of 8397 callers who had used hotline were recruited from September 2010 to August 2015.During the calling,the callers were interviewed on their demographic characteristics,main counseling problems and suicidal related factors.Results Among the 8397 callers,1304 (15.5%) were frequent callers.Frequent callers had a high proportion of love and interpersonal problems,learning problems,mental illness problems.After adjusted for demographic characteristics,suicidal ideation or behavior (OR=1.417,95%CI:1.083~1.853),prior suicidal behavior 2 weeks before calling (OR=1.453,95%CI:1.058~1.996),symptoms of mental illness (OR=1.909,95%CI:1.188~3.065) were associated with repeated calls among hotline caller.Conclusion Counselor should pay attention to the suicidal related factors in psychological aids hotline to provide better service for hotline caller.
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Objective To characterize hotline callers and related factors in Xiamen psychological aids hotline.Methods The data of 8397 callers who had used hotline were recruited from September 2010 to August 2015.During the calling,the callers were interviewed on their demographic characteristics,main counseling problems and suicidal related factors.Results Among the 8397 callers,1304 (15.5%) were frequent callers.Frequent callers had a high proportion of love and interpersonal problems,learning problems,mental illness problems.After adjusted for demographic characteristics,suicidal ideation or behavior (OR=1.417,95%CI:1.083~1.853),prior suicidal behavior 2 weeks before calling (OR=1.453,95%CI:1.058~1.996),symptoms of mental illness (OR=1.909,95%CI:1.188~3.065) were associated with repeated calls among hotline caller.Conclusion Counselor should pay attention to the suicidal related factors in psychological aids hotline to provide better service for hotline caller.