ATTITUDES OF NURSING STUDENTS AT THE FACULTY OF HEALTH STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA ON SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR

UVOD: Suicidalna ponašanja su sve ponašanja kojima je zajedničko ugrožavanje života. Suicid spada u česte uzroke smrti kod odraslih ljudi, osobito nakon 50-ih godina života. U Hrvatskoj 2019. godine bilo je 582 slučaja suicida, odnosno 14,3/100000 stanovnika. Suicidalna ponašanja su višestruko uvjetovana ali stres vodi glavnu ulogu u kombinaciji sa drugim psihičkim bolestima, uz to je bitan i čimbenik osobnost bolesnika. Važno je znati da suicid nije trenutna reakcija, suicid je zapravo proces koji se odvija duže vrijeme te može trajati godinama. Promjene u ponašanju prvo uočavaju najbliže osobe sa suicidalnim bolesnikom, zato je važna brza intervencija i profesionalna pomoć kako bi se tragični čin spriječio. Prevencija suicida se provodi edukacijama, povećanjem svijesti društva, liječenje i praćenje psihičkih bolesti,...nekada svim gore navedenim mjerama suicid nije moguće spriječiti. CILJ ISTRAŽIVANJA: Istražiti koliko studenata je imalo suicidalne misli, planove ili pokušaje. Istražiti i utvrditi imaju li studenti dovoljno informacija o suicidu i suicidalnom ponašanju, jesu li spremni pružiti pomoć takvoj osobi, te njihov stav o stigmatizaciji suicidalnim osoba u našem društvu. MATERIJALI I METODE: Skupina nad kojim je provedeno istraživanje sačinjena je od prve, druge i treće godine redovnog i izvanrednog preddiplomskog studija Fakulteta zdravstvenih studija Sveučilišta u Rijeci. Istraživanju je pristupio sto jedan ispitanik. Za prikupljanje podataka korišten je anonimni anketni upitnik sačinjen od tri dijela pitanje izrađen od autorice ovoga rada. Statistička obrada prikupljenih podataka napravljena je pomoću osobnog računala, a prikupljeni podatci opisani su frekvencijom učestalosti i postotnim udjelom. REZULTATI: Analizom podataka je utvrđeno da je 14,9% ispitanika imalo suicidalne misli, planove ili pokušaje. Najveći dio ispitanika (41,6%) smatra da nema dovoljno informacija o suicidalnom ponašanju, te povezano s tim najveći broj ispitanika (46,5%) ne zna može li pomoći suicidalnoj osobi. Analizom podataka vidimo da 95% ispitanika smatra da je potrebna veća edukacija u školama. Te 58,4% ispitanika ima stav da su suicidalne osobe stigmatizirane u našem društvu. ZAKLJUČAK: Suicid je tema o kojoj se ne priča puno, a iz ovoga rada možemo zaključiti i da je informiranost studenata mala. Edukacijom cijelog stanovništva i medija se mogu prevenirati latentni ishodi suicida, te se može smanjiti stigmatizacija suicidalnih bolesnika.INTRODUCTION: Suicidal behaviors are all behaviors that are life-threatening in common. Suicide is one of the most common causes of death in adults, especially after the age of 50. In Croatia in 2019, there were 582 suicides, or 14.3 / 100,000 inhabitants. Suicidal behaviors are multifaceted, but stress plays a major role in combination with other mental illnesses, and the personality of the patient is also an important factor. It is important to know that suicide is not an immediate reaction, suicide is actually a process that takes a long time and can take years. Behavioral changes are first noticed by those closest to the suicidal patient, so prompt intervention and professional help are important to prevent the tragic act. Suicide prevention is carried out through education, raising public awareness, treatment and monitoring of mental illness, sometimes suicide cannot be prevented by all the above measures. RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: To investigate how many students had suicidal thoughts, plans, or attempts. Investigate and determine whether students have sufficient information about suicide and suicidal behavior, whether they are willing to help such a person, and their attitude towards stigmatizing suicidal people in our society. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The research group consisted of the first, second and third year of full-time and part-time undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Health Studies, University of Rijeka. One hundred and one respondents joined the research. An anonymous survey questionnaire consisting of a three-part questionnaire developed by the author of this paper was used to collect the data. Statistical processing of the collected data was done using a personal computer, and the collected data were described by frequency and percentage. RESULTS: Data analysis showed that 14.9% of respondents had suicidal thoughts, plans or attempts. The majority of respondents (41.6%) believe that there is not enough information about suicidal behavior, and related to this the largest number of respondents (46.5%) do not know if they can help a suicidal person. By analyzing the data, we see that 95% of respondents believe that more education is needed in schools. These 58.4% of respondents are of the opinion that suicidal people are stigmatized in our society. CONCLUSION: Suicide is a topic that is not talked about much, and from this paper we can conclude that students are poorly informed. Education of the entire population and the media can prevent latent suicide outcomes and reduce the stigma of suicidal patients