Table 1 Description of study population and percentage of acceptance of guidance to care n = 257
From: Acceptance of guidance to care at the emergency department following attempted suicide
Demographic characteristics | Number (%) | Acceptors Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Total | 257 (100%) | 198 (77.1%) |
Gender | ||
 Male | 93 (36.2%) | 76 (81.7%) |
 Female | 164 (63.8%) | 122 (74.4%) |
Age | ||
  < 25 | 55 (21.5%) | 40 (72.2%) |
 25–44 | 111 (43.4%) | 83 (74.8%) |
 45+ | 90 (35.2%) | 75 (83.3%) |
Ethnicity | ||
 Dutch | 116 (46.0%) | 95 (81.9%) |
 Suriname & Dutch Antilles | 23 (9.1%) | 19 (82.6%) |
 Turkey & Morocco*# | 63 (25.0%) | 40 (63.5%) |
 Other Western | 29 (11.5%) | 24 (82.8%) |
 Other Non-Western | 21 (7.8%) | 16 (71.4%) |
Highest completed education | ||
 Lower education | 113 (46.1%) | 90 (79.6%) |
 Medium level of education | 79 (32.2%) | 59 (74.7%) |
 High level of education | 53 (21.6%) | 44 (83.0%) |
Self-reported motives for the attempt (multiple answers possible) | ||
 Loneliness*# | 70 (27.2%) | 62 (88.6%)# |
 Relational problems | 108 (42%) | 87 (80.6%) |
 Somatic problems | 25 (9.7%) | 22 (88.0%) |
 Financial problems | 42 (16.3) | 37 (88.1%) |
 Work related problems | 40 (15.6%) | 29 (72.5%) |
 Housing problems | 17 (6.6%) | 12 (70.6%) |
 Other | 111 (43.2%) | 82 (73.9%) |
Risk factors | ||
 Current problems considered unsolvable to patient | 105 (42.0%) | 84 (80.0%) |
 Suicide ideation | 128 (50.2%) | 105 (82.0%) |
 Suicidal intent | 37 (14.6%) | 30 (81.1%) |
 Suicidal plan | 24 (9.5%) | 21 (87.5%) |
 Family history | 36 (14.4%) | 31 (86.0%) |
 Recent substance abuse | 102 (40.2%) | 82 (80.4%) |
 Access to lethal means | 125 (49.4%) | 92 (73.6%) |
 Suicidal/violent command hallucinations# | 24 (9.6%) | 15 (62.5%) |
 Past suicide behaviour, previous attempts: | ||
  0 | 106 (41.2%) | 79 (74.5%) |
  1–2 | 82 (31.9%) | 65 (79.3%) |
  3> | 69 (26.8%) | 54 (78.3%) |
Current care at time of the attempt | ||
 Currently receiving psychiatric/addiction care | 150 (59.3%) | 116 (77.3%) |
 History of psychiatric/addiction care (not currently) | 54 (21.3%) | 46 (85.2%) |
 Never received psychiatric/addiction care | 49 (19.4%) | 34 (69.4%)# |
 Hospital admission following ED*# | 169 (65.8%) | 142 (84.0%) |