Statements, with responses True or False - 20 items
Scoring:
(1) True indicates desire for life, False desire for death: 1, 7, 9, 12, 15, 19, 20
(2) True indicates desire for death, False a desire for life: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18
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Response
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Desire for Life Questions
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Desire for Death Questions
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True
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0
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1
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False
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1
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0
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SAHD score =
= SUM(points for all 20 questions)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 20
• The higher the score, the greater the desire for death. The lower the score, the greater the desire to continue living. A score of >= 10 was associated with a high level of desire for death, while a score <= 3 was associated with a low desire.
• In patients with HIV/AIDS who experienced pain, there was a correlation between pain intensity and the SAHD score. In patients with cancer, pain-related interference in physical functioning correlated with the SAHD score while pain intensity did not.
• Higher scores were moderately correlated with depression and/or hopelessness.
