Suicide Ideation and Depression Quality of Life Ratings in a Reservation-Based Community of Native American Youths and Young Adults

Suicide among adolescents is a significant public health concern in the U.S., especially within American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities. Lack of quality of life (QoL) estimates for both suicide ideation and depression specific to the AIAN population hinders the ability to compare interv...

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Published inCommunity mental health journal Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 779 - 787
Main Authors Alfonso, Y. N., Bishai, D., Ivanich, J. D., O’Keefe, V. M., Usher, J., Aldridge, L. R., Haroz, E. E., Goklish, N., Barlow, A., Cwik, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.05.2022
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescents
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indians
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Community
Community and Environmental Psychology
Cost analysis
Cultural sensitivity
Depression
Humans
Indians, North American
Indigenous peoples
Intervention
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental health care
Native children & youth
Native North Americans
Native reservations
Original Paper
Psychiatry
Public health
Quality of Life
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide
Teenagers
Young Adult
Young adults
United States > US
Ideation
Adolescence
Depression
Suicide
American Indian
Quality-of-life
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Summary:Suicide among adolescents is a significant public health concern in the U.S., especially within American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities. Lack of quality of life (QoL) estimates for both suicide ideation and depression specific to the AIAN population hinders the ability to compare interventions in cost-effectiveness analysis. We surveyed 200 AI youth and young adults from the Fort Apache Indian Reservation to estimate utility weights for experiencing suicide ideation and depression. Our results indicate that, on a scale of 0–100, with higher scores indicating better health, the general community rates both suicide ideation and depression at 15.8 and 25.1, respectively. These weights are statistically significantly different and lower than for other cultures. Culturally specific QoL values will allow the comparison and identification of the most effective and feasible interventions to reduce the suicide burden among tribal communities.
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ISSN:0010-3853
1573-2789
DOI:10.1007/s10597-021-00883-w