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NDA ABCD CCF OAI NIAAADA AMP SCZ HEAL

Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale

258 Shared Subjects

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Clinical Assessments
Suicide
07/12/2019
gsis01
02/26/2020
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Definition
Submission Template
Query Element Name Data Type Size Required Description Value Range Notes Aliases
subjectkey GUID Required The NDAR Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for research subject NDAR*
src_subject_id String 20 Required Subject ID how it's defined in lab/project
interview_age Integer Required Age in months at the time of the interview/test/sampling/imaging. 0::1440 Age is rounded to chronological month. If the research participant is 15-days-old at time of interview, the appropriate value would be 0 months. If the participant is 16-days-old, the value would be 1 month.
interview_date Date Required Date on which the interview/genetic test/sampling/imaging/biospecimen was completed. MM/DD/YYYY
sex String 20 Required Sex of subject at birth M;F; O; NR M = Male; F = Female; O=Other; NR = Not reported gender
b_gsis1 Integer Recommended 1. Life is extremely valuable to me. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis2 Integer Recommended 2. Sometimes my life feels so hard that I just want to escape. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis3 Integer Recommended 3. I welcome the thought of drifting off to sleep and never waking up. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis4 Integer Recommended 4. I want to end my life. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis5 Integer Recommended 5. I feel that I am needed in this world. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis6 Integer Recommended 6. I feel like I am a constant burden to my family. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis7 Integer Recommended 7. I often wish that I would pass away in my sleep. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis8 Integer Recommended 8. I can see no sense in carrying on with this empty existence. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis9 Integer Recommended 9. I feel that my life is meaningful. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis10 Integer Recommended 10. I never thought my life would turn out this poorly. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis11 Integer Recommended 11. At times I think that if things get much worse for me, I will end my life. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis12 Integer Recommended 12. I have recently been thinking a great deal about specific ways of killing myself. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis13 Integer Recommended 13. I have come to accept my life with all of its ups and downs. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis14 Integer Recommended 14. I frequently feel useless. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis15 Integer Recommended 15. I am looking forward to my eternal rest. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis16 Integer Recommended 16. There are times when I feel like I am wasting away. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis17 Integer Recommended 17. I have seriously considered suicide more than once earlier in my life. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis18 Integer Recommended 18. I find joy and beauty in life. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis19 Integer Recommended 19. I generally feel pretty worthless. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis20 Integer Recommended 20. I am preoccupied with wishing that my life were over soon. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis21 Integer Recommended 21. I frequently think that my family will be better off when I am dead. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis22 Integer Recommended 22. I am certain that I have something to live for. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis23 Integer Recommended 23. There is nothing further that I can do to help myself or anyone else. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis24 Integer Recommended 24. I often wish that someone could give me a pill to make me go to sleep and never wake up. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis25 Integer Recommended 25. I might do something to end it all if I could only muster the energy to do so. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis26 Integer Recommended 26. I have tried ending my life in the past. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis27 Integer Recommended 27. I feel that my life still has dignity. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis28 Integer Recommended 28. Lately it seems that my health is really going downhill. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis29 Integer Recommended 29. I feel that there is nothing left for me in this world. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis30 Integer Recommended 30. I long for the peaceful slumber of death. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis31 Integer Recommended 31. I believe that others need me. 1::5; 7; 8 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4= Agree; 5= Strongly Agree; 7= Refused; 8= Don't Know
b_gsis_total Integer Recommended Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale Total Score
b_gsis_suicideideation Integer Recommended Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale Suicide Ideation Subscale
b_gsis_perceivedmeaning Integer Recommended Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale Perceived Meaning in Life Subscale
b_gsis_lossworth Integer Recommended Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale Loss of Personal and Social Worth Subscale
b_gsis_deathideation Integer Recommended Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale Death Ideation Subscale
timept Integer Recommended Time Point 888 = not applicable; 999 = missing timepoint
Query visit String 60 Recommended Visit name
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  • Description: A basic description
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