A mixed method study to examine suicidal risk among cancer patients

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Project Title
A mixed method study to examine suicidal risk among cancer patients
Principal Investigator
Professor Yip, Paul Siu Fai   (Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Luo Hao   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Zhang Qingpeng   (Co-Investigator)
Dr Lam Tai Chung   (Co-Investigator)
Duration
36
Start Date
2021-01-01
Completion Date
2023-12-31
Amount
968389
Conference Title
A mixed method study to examine suicidal risk among cancer patients
Keywords
Cancer, Case-control study, disease network, Suicidal risk, survival analysis
Discipline
Health ServicesSocial Work
Panel
Biology and Medicine (M)
HKU Project Code
17103620
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2020
Status
Completed
Objectives
1 exploring the characteristics of the cancer patients who killed themselves 2 investigating into the association between cancer and suicide among the patients in Hong Kong 3 examining the sociodemographic, environmental, physical and psychiatric factors, and disease comorbidities that contribute to suicide behaviors 4 identifying the critical period of suicide among cancer patients 5 understanding the decision-making process and the reasoning of the suicidality among the cancer patients