A study on suicidal ideation and depression among patients attending out patient department (OPD) of Community Medicine and General Medicine at a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata
Background: There has been a rampant increase in the number of suicides of late, especially in those suffering from depression. Objectives: To assess the suicidal ideation and depression among the patients visiting the Out Patient Department (OPD) of a tertiary care hospital and to study their assoc...
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| description | Background: There has been a rampant increase in the number of suicides of late, especially in those suffering from depression. Objectives: To assess the suicidal ideation and depression among the patients visiting the Out Patient Department (OPD) of a tertiary care hospital and to study their association with each other and with other variables. Materials and Methods: A descriptive type of observational study, cross-sectional in design was conducted among 157 patients attending the Community Medicine and General Medicine OPD at IPGME&R and SSKMH, Kolkata from November to December, 2019. The tool employed was a predesigned, pretested, structured schedule which included Suicidal Ideation Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: About 75% participants had mild to severe depression while 50.3% had suicidal ideation. Education and socio-economic status had statistically significant association with depression while age, gender, education, employment, socio-economic status, domestic violence, acute trauma and depression were associated with suicidal ideation. Conclusion: Depression and suicidal ideation were a major burden among the patients attending the Community Medicine and General Medicine Out Patient Department in Kolkata. Presence of moderate to severe depression increased the risk of suicidal ideation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-026d955b0ebd4130a7398e2f173e37ab2022-12-21T19:34:59ZengAl Ameen Medical CollegeAl Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences0974-11432022-01-0115014353A study on suicidal ideation and depression among patients attending out patient department (OPD) of Community Medicine and General Medicine at a tertiary care hospital in KolkataSanjay Kumar Saha0Ankita Mishra1Kuntala Ray2Meghna Mukherjee3Soumit Roy4Mausumi Basu5Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGME & R) - SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-700020, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGME & R) - SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-700020, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGME & R) - SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-700020, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGME & R) - SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-700020, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, IQ City Medical College, IQ City Road, Durgapur-713206, District: Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGME & R) - SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-700020, West Bengal, IndiaBackground: There has been a rampant increase in the number of suicides of late, especially in those suffering from depression. Objectives: To assess the suicidal ideation and depression among the patients visiting the Out Patient Department (OPD) of a tertiary care hospital and to study their association with each other and with other variables. Materials and Methods: A descriptive type of observational study, cross-sectional in design was conducted among 157 patients attending the Community Medicine and General Medicine OPD at IPGME&R and SSKMH, Kolkata from November to December, 2019. The tool employed was a predesigned, pretested, structured schedule which included Suicidal Ideation Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: About 75% participants had mild to severe depression while 50.3% had suicidal ideation. Education and socio-economic status had statistically significant association with depression while age, gender, education, employment, socio-economic status, domestic violence, acute trauma and depression were associated with suicidal ideation. Conclusion: Depression and suicidal ideation were a major burden among the patients attending the Community Medicine and General Medicine Out Patient Department in Kolkata. Presence of moderate to severe depression increased the risk of suicidal ideation.http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ArticlePDFs/10%20AJMS%20V15.N1.2022%20p%2043-53.pdfsuicidal ideationdepressionpatientsrisk factorskolkata |
| spellingShingle | Sanjay Kumar Saha Ankita Mishra Kuntala Ray Meghna Mukherjee Soumit Roy Mausumi Basu A study on suicidal ideation and depression among patients attending out patient department (OPD) of Community Medicine and General Medicine at a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences suicidal ideation depression patients risk factors kolkata |
| title | A study on suicidal ideation and depression among patients attending out patient department (OPD) of Community Medicine and General Medicine at a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata |
| title_full | A study on suicidal ideation and depression among patients attending out patient department (OPD) of Community Medicine and General Medicine at a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata |
| title_fullStr | A study on suicidal ideation and depression among patients attending out patient department (OPD) of Community Medicine and General Medicine at a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study on suicidal ideation and depression among patients attending out patient department (OPD) of Community Medicine and General Medicine at a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata |
| title_short | A study on suicidal ideation and depression among patients attending out patient department (OPD) of Community Medicine and General Medicine at a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata |
| title_sort | study on suicidal ideation and depression among patients attending out patient department opd of community medicine and general medicine at a tertiary care hospital in kolkata |
| topic | suicidal ideation depression patients risk factors kolkata |
| url | http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ArticlePDFs/10%20AJMS%20V15.N1.2022%20p%2043-53.pdf |
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