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Table 4 OSIQ scores at entry and on discharge in suicide attempters and non-attempters adolescent inpatients and comparison between groups

From: Improvement in cognitive and psychosocial functioning and self image among adolescent inpatient suicide attempters

 

Adolescents

Groups:

Suicide attempters (n = 16)a

Non-Attempters (n = 39)a

Statistical significance of the change between groups 1 (n = 55)

 

At entry Mean (SD)

On discharge Mean (SD)

At entry Mean (SD)

On discharge Mean (SD)

Subjects Effects: * F(Suicide attempt or not)

Main Effect: * F(Suicide attempt or not) and F(Number of therapy sessions)

Psychological Self

98.1 (19.7)

118.6 (23.8)**

115.2 (26.1)

125.5 (19.1)**

n.s.

F(1,35) = 3.93, p = 0.055

Impulse control

32.0 (7.4)

38.3 (7.4)**

36.0 (7.5)

38.1 (6.6)*

n.s.

n.s.

Emotional tone

37.0 (7.7)

45.9 (10.0)***

45.3 (7.4)

48.4 (7.7)**

n.s.

n.s.

Body-image

30.2 (7.0)

35.6 (7.7)**

37.1 (7.0)

39.0 (6.9)*

n.s.

F(1,36) = 5.82, P = 0.021

Social Self

81.5 (7.1)

85.2 (10.7)

85.2 (13.9)

89.6 (8.5)**

n.s.

n.s.

Social relationships

37.3 (5.2)

39.3 (6.5)

40.6 (7.5)

42.3 (5.1)

n.s.

n.s.

Vocational and educational goals

44.2 (3.8)

45.9 (6.0)

44.6 (8.5)

47.3 (5.7)

n.s.

n.s.

Familial Self

74.4 (15.0)

78.6 (12.3)

79.3 (16.2)

86.8 (14.3)*

n.s.

F(1,29) = 6.56, p = 0.016

  1. a Paired sample T-test, 1 adjusted means; n.s. = non significant; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  2. 1 Comparisons are adjusted for following covariates: suicide attempt or not, current depressive mood, anhedonia at entry, number of days attending school, number of individual therapy sessions, psychotropic medication on discharge)