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Suicide Ideation in Nursing and Emergency medical Students: Prevalence and Contributing Factors
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Mohammad Reza Barazandeh    , Marjan Hajfiroozabadi * , Mostafa Lotfilou , Siamak Amiri |
| School of Nursing, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran , m.firoozabadi@abzums.ac.ir |
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Background and Aim: Nursing and emergency medical students face significant academic stress that may increase the risk of Suicide Ideation (SI). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of SI and its contributing factors among nursing and emergency medical students at Alborz University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted as a census on 348 nursing and emergency medical students at Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Iran in 2024, utilized a demographic questionnaire and the Beck scale for suicidal ideation (BSSI). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential tests (Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis), with multiple linear regression employed to examine variable relationships.
Results: The study found that 82.8% of participants had low risk for SI (SI), 14.9% had moderate risk, and 2.3% had high risk. Mean SI scores varied across academic programs, with the highest in continuous emergency medical technician bachelor's (3.6 ± 6.52) and lowest in nursing master's (1.8 ± 3.57). Over 30% reported tobacco use and 2.3% reported drug abuse, both significantly associated with higher SI scores (P<0.001). Marital status, gender, and year of study did not show significant associations with SI scores. A multiple linear regression model explained 36.1% of the variance in SI severity (R² = 0.361, P < 0.001), with history of SI, tobacco/substance use, mental disorders, recent stressful events, and economic status being significant predictors.
Conclusion: History of substance abuse, history of mental disorders, recent stress, poor economic status, and single-parent family structure were emphasized as factors influencing SI. An effective university-based prevention program should be based on combined psychological, social, and economic supports.
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| Keywords: Suicide Ideation, nursing, paramedicine, students. |
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Received: 2025/08/17 | Accepted: 2024/03/20 | Published: 2024/03/20
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