Abstract

Aim. The present study aimed to examine the suicide ideation and intensity and dimensions of pain in people with cardiovascular disease compared with healthy people.

Background. A few researches have done in relation to the suicide ideation and the amount of pain and dimensions of pain.

Method. The research design was descriptive-comparative. Sample size consisted of 182 people including people with cardiovascular disease (n=91) and healthy people (n=91). The participants were recruited by convenience sampling from Emam Reza Clinic in Shiraz, Iran within a three-month period. Participants completed demographic form, and pain and suicide ideation questionnaires. Data were analyzed by analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) in SPSS version 21.

Findings. People with cardiovascular disease reported more suicide ideation and experienced more pain than healthy people. Moreover, people with cardiovascular disease had higher scores in all three dimensions of pain (sensational-physical, emotional-affective, and cognitive). The result of ANCOVA showed that after controlling pain variable, statistical significant difference between groups’ suicide ideation was removed .

Conclusion. It can be concluded that people with cardiovascular disease suffer from suicide ideation and emotional and cognitive pain along with physical pain. Pain also plays an important role in the incidence of suicide ideation in people with cardiovascular disease.