The Research on Relationship between Demoralization and Suicidal Tendency among HIV-infected People

• Main Authors: WANG, MEI-SHU, 王美淑
• Other Authors: TSENG, HAUNN-TARNG
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/26123797904798697283

碩士 === 國立臺北護理健康大學 === 生死與健康心理諮商系 === 105 === Background/objectives: Studies indicate that in the after-HAART period, suicide rates actually increased in the HIV-infected population. The biggest problems currently faced by HIV-infected people have been medication adherence, psychological stress, and social adjustment issues due to AIDS. The main purpose of this study is to understand the relationship among four factors: medication adherence, social support, demoralization and suicidal tendency in HIV-infected people to achieve future suicide prevention. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the participants are HIV-infected people over the age of 20 from the hospital infection outpatient in northern Taiwan. The structured questionnaire contains basic demographic information, medication adherence, social support characteristics, demoralization scale and suicidal tendency scale. Data is analyzed by descriptive statistics, T-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s rho correlation and multiple regression analysis with SPSS19.0. Results: This study found that HIV-infected people generally had a higher level of demoralization, but relatively lower suicidal tendency. HIV-infected people who female, with comorbidities, with hepatitis C and with depression showed a higher rate of demoralization and suicidal tendency. Persons who had been infected with HIV through drug use showed higher suicidal tendency. Those who had lower medication adherence and social support showed higher demoralization and suicidal tendency. There was a moderate positive correlation between demoralization and suicidal tendency. Demoralization could effectively predict suicidal tendency in HIV-infected people. Conclusions: HIV-infected people who female, with comorbidities, with hepatitis C, with depression, and had been infected with HIV through drug use showed a higher rate of suicidal tendency. Demoralization could be used as a factor to predict suicidal tendency among HIV-infected people.The factors could be used as the reference basis in clinical preliminary screening of HIV-infected people in the future to achieve suicide prevention.