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Intentos suicidas y suicidios consumados / Attempted suicides and committed suicides
Aguilera Fernández, Milagros; Leyvas Pérez, Mirella.
  • Aguilera Fernández, Milagros; s.af
  • Leyvas Pérez, Mirella; Hospital Nicodemus Regalado. CU
Rev. cuba. enferm ; 19(1)ene.-abr. 2003. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS, CUMED | ID: lil-354333
RESUMEN
Se realiza un estudio descriptivo y longitudinal de la conducta suicida en el municipio "Calixto García", provincia de Holguín, durante el año 1998, mediante los certificados de defunción y los modelos de enfermedades de declaración obligatoria del Centro de Higiene y Epidemiología y el Departamento de Estadística Municipal. Se concluyó que el intento suicida predominó en las edades de 15-24 años y fue más frecuente en el sexo femenino (2:1) y el método más utilizado fue la ingestión de psicofármacos. En relación con el suicidio, predominó el sexo masculino con el método de ahorcamiento, y la ingestión de organofosforados por el sexo femenino principalmente, métodos que son considerados "duros" y altamente letales. Se recomienda elevar la calidad en el cumplimiento del programa de prevención de la conducta suicida, erradicar las deficiencias en las notificaciones y dar mayor atención a los pacientes que se consideren con riesgo, por parte del médico y la enfermera de la familia(AU)
ABSTRACT
A descriptive and longitudinal study of the suicide behavior in "Calixto García" Hospital, province of Holguín, during 1988, was conducted by analyzing the death certificates and the models of compulsory declaration diseases from the Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology and from the Municipal Department of Statistics. It was concluded that attempted suicide predominated among those aged 15-24 and that it was more frequent among females (2:1). The most used method was drug ingestion. As to suicides, hanging prevailed among males; whereas the ingestion of organophosphates was the most used suicide method among females. These methods are considered as "hard" and highly lethal. It was recommended to increase the quality of the fulfillment of the program for the prevention of suicide behavior, to erradicate the deficiencies observed in the notifications and that the family phsycian and nurse give more attention to patients at high risk(AU)
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Primary Health Care / Suicide / Suicide, Attempted / Indicators of Morbidity and Mortality / Risk Factors / Community Health Services / Nursing Care Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. cuba. enferm Journal subject: Nursing Year: 2003 Type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Nicodemus Regalado/CU

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Primary Health Care / Suicide / Suicide, Attempted / Indicators of Morbidity and Mortality / Risk Factors / Community Health Services / Nursing Care Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. cuba. enferm Journal subject: Nursing Year: 2003 Type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Nicodemus Regalado/CU