Revista Arbitrada Interdisciplinaria de Ciencias de la Salud. Salud y Vida
versão On-line ISSN 2610-8038
Resumo
ROSERO-ORDONEZ, Shirley Fernanda; REINOSO-GUADALUPE, Daniel Renato e FLORES-BRITO, Pedro Renato. Suicide risk assessment in university students. Salud y Vida [online]. 2023, vol.7, n.13, pp.15-27. Epub 19-Jul-2023. ISSN 2610-8038. https://doi.org/10.35381/s.v.v7i13.2297.
Objective:
The general objective of the research was to describe the evaluation of suicidal risk in university students.
Methodology:
A quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional research was carried out; within the goals set out in this study, the manipulation of the variables to be studied was not contemplated. The study had a descriptive observational scope, with the goal of recording, analyzing and interpreting the current nature of the population studied. The survey was sent through the Google Forms platform. The survey was sent to 77 medical students of the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Ecuador (ESPOCH).
Results:
It was found that 66.66% presented low suicidal risk, 14.66% medium risk and 18.66% corresponded to high risk according to the SAD PERSONS scale.
In conclusion:
The research shows that the population of medical students presents some level of suicidal risk. The problem described should be deepened to clarify the consequences.
Palavras-chave : Suicidal ideation, student; public health.











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