Development and Preliminary Validation of a Tool for Screening Suicide Risk in Chronically Ill Women. (3rd April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pederson, Cathy L.; Gorman-Ezell, Kathleen; Hochstetler Mayer, Greta; Brookings, Jeffrey B.
• Is Part Of: Measurement & evaluation in counseling & development. Volume 54:Number 2(2021)
• Page Start: 130
• Page End: 140
• Publication Date: 2021-04-03
• Subjects: Chronic invisible illness -- suicide -- perceived burdensomeness -- depression -- loneliness; Psychological tests -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Evaluation -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; 361.060287
• DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2019.1691463
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0748-1756

Abstract

Abstract: The Suicide Screening Tool for Chronic Illness assesses suicide risk for persons with chronic, "invisible" illnesses. From an initial pool of 31 items, internal consistency, Rasch, and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses produced a 14-item scale that is unidimensional, internally consistent, and correlated with measures of suicide-relevant constructs.