Comparative Analysis of Characteristics of Patients Who Visited the Emergency Department due to Suicide Attempts During Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic.

Autor:	Bae SJ; Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital, Seoul, Chung-Ang University, Gwangmyeong-si, Republic of Korea., Lee DH; Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital, Seoul, Chung-Ang University, Gwangmyeong-si, Republic of Korea., Lee DH; Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea., Seo AY; Graduate Student, Graduate School, College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea., Choi YH; Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Omega [Omega (Westport)] 2024 Nov; Vol. 90 (1), pp. 372-387. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 02.
DOI:	10.1177/00302228221106286
Abstrakt:	The coronavirus infection 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected on mental health and contributed to increased depression and anxiety. We assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide-related the emergency department (ED) visits. We compared the characteristics of suicide-related patients who visited the ED between the "COVID-19 period" and the "pre-COVID-19 period". The mean age of patients was younger after COVID-19 pandemic. In comparison by age group, the proportion of patients during the COVID-19 period increased in their teens and 20s, and the rest of the age groups decreased. The proportion of patients who requested help was higher during the COVID-19. The authenticity of suicide attempts showed a higher proportion of patients during the pre-COVID-19. Therefore, during the pandemic, attention should be paid to worsening mental health problems, such as anxiety or depression, rather than the lethality of suicide attempts. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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