Table 3 Frequency table of responses to the individual scale items on Risk Assessment Suicidality Scale
From: The hidden crisis: COVID-19 and impact on mental health of medical students in Pakistan
Statements | Not at all n (%) | A little bit n (%) | Much n (%) | Very much n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Are you afraid that you are going to die? | 503 (45.7) | 418 (38) | 117(10.6) | 62 (5.6) |
Do you ever think that it would be better if you were dead? | 633 (57.5) | 256(23.2) | 131(11.9) | 80(7.2) |
Do you think that is a wonderful thing that you are alive? | 161 (14.6) | 280 (25.4) | 296 (26.9) | 363 (33) |
Have you ever felt that’s not worth living? | 532 (48.3) | 337 (30.6) | 139 (12.6) | 92 (8.3) |
Do you think of harming yourself physically? | 830 (75.4) | 168 (15.2) | 63 (5.7) | 39 (3.5) |
Do you often think of committing suicide if you have chance? | 853 (77.5) | 152 (13.8) | 59 (5.3) | 36 (3.2) |
Do you make plans concerning the method to use in order to end your life? | 878 (79.8) | 136 (12.3) | 52 (4.7) | 34 (3.1) |
I am thinking of committing suicide, but I won’t do it | 807 (73.3) | 147 (13.3) | 68 (6.1) | 78 (7.1) |
Do you enjoy your life? | 114 (10.3) | 312 (28.3) | 433 (39.3) | 241 (21.9) |
Are your feeling tired from your life? | 437 (39.7) | 367 (33.3) | 168 (15.2) | 128 (11.6) |
How much has your tendency to think about death and/ or suicide changed, compared to before the outbreak of COVID-19?a | 634 (57.6) | 252 (22.9) | 151 (13.7) | 60 (5.4) |
Never | Once | 2–3 times | Several times | |
Have you ever hurt yourself in any way deliberately, during your whole life so far? | 791 (71.9) | 204 (18.5) | 71 (6.4) | 34 (3) |
Have you ever attempted suicide, during your whole life so far? | 953 (86.6) | 90 (8.1) | 35 (3.1) | 22 (2) |