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Suicide Stigma among Medical Students in Puerto Rico

Suicide is a global public health issue and the 10th leading cause of death, regardless of age, in the U.S. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens with one of the highest rates of suicide ideation and attempts (SIA) among all Latino sub-groups. Research has found that stigma is a risk factor for SIA. Medic...

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Autores principales: Rivera-Segarra, Eliut, Rosario-Hernández, Ernesto, Carminelli-Corretjer, Paola, Tollinchi-Natali, Nelmit, Polanco-Frontera, Norka
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6068937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29966228
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071366
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author Rivera-Segarra, Eliut
Rosario-Hernández, Ernesto
Carminelli-Corretjer, Paola
Tollinchi-Natali, Nelmit
Polanco-Frontera, Norka
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Rosario-Hernández, Ernesto
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description Suicide is a global public health issue and the 10th leading cause of death, regardless of age, in the U.S. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens with one of the highest rates of suicide ideation and attempts (SIA) among all Latino sub-groups. Research has found that stigma is a risk factor for SIA. Medical students are an important group to target as they engage in routine clinical interactions with potential suicide victims, playing an important role in suicide prevention efforts. However, these efforts may be hampered by suicide stigma. The purpose of this study is to examine the correlates of suicide stigma in a sample of medical students in Puerto Rico. We implement an exploratory cross-sectional design using quantitative techniques. A total of 123 medical students participate in the study. Bivariate analyses suggest that gender is significantly correlated to suicide stigma (p < 0.05). Hierarchical regression analysis suggests that suicide literacy (β = −0.196, p < 0.05) and emotional reaction to suicide (β = 0.212, p < 0.05) predict suicide stigma. Although preliminary, these findings echo previous research regarding the importance of literacy and emotional reaction in the stigmatization process. Future research may develop intervention strategies aimed at reducing suicide stigma among medical students.
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spelling pubmed-60689372018-08-07 Suicide Stigma among Medical Students in Puerto Rico Rivera-Segarra, Eliut Rosario-Hernández, Ernesto Carminelli-Corretjer, Paola Tollinchi-Natali, Nelmit Polanco-Frontera, Norka Int J Environ Res Public Health Communication Suicide is a global public health issue and the 10th leading cause of death, regardless of age, in the U.S. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens with one of the highest rates of suicide ideation and attempts (SIA) among all Latino sub-groups. Research has found that stigma is a risk factor for SIA. Medical students are an important group to target as they engage in routine clinical interactions with potential suicide victims, playing an important role in suicide prevention efforts. However, these efforts may be hampered by suicide stigma. The purpose of this study is to examine the correlates of suicide stigma in a sample of medical students in Puerto Rico. We implement an exploratory cross-sectional design using quantitative techniques. A total of 123 medical students participate in the study. Bivariate analyses suggest that gender is significantly correlated to suicide stigma (p < 0.05). Hierarchical regression analysis suggests that suicide literacy (β = −0.196, p < 0.05) and emotional reaction to suicide (β = 0.212, p < 0.05) predict suicide stigma. Although preliminary, these findings echo previous research regarding the importance of literacy and emotional reaction in the stigmatization process. Future research may develop intervention strategies aimed at reducing suicide stigma among medical students. MDPI 2018-06-29 2018-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6068937/ /pubmed/29966228 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071366 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Suicide Stigma among Medical Students in Puerto Rico
title Suicide Stigma among Medical Students in Puerto Rico
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6068937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29966228
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071366
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