Global Imperative of Suicidal Ideation in 10 Countries Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Autor: | Kin Bong Hubert Lam, Yu-Tao Xiang, Tommy K.H. Fong, Paul Lee, Tella Lantta, Laurence Lloyd Parial, Hilda Ho |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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lcsh:RC435-571
SUICÍDIO Population Poison control PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health lcsh:Psychiatry Injury prevention medicine education Suicidal ideation Original Research Psychiatry multi-country education.field_of_study business.industry COVID-19 mental health promotion Mental health suicidal ideation Patient Health Questionnaire Psychiatry and Mental health medicine.symptom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychiatry Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 11 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1664-0640 |
| Popis: | Background: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a detrimental impact on individuals' psychological well-being; however, a multi-country comparison on the prevalence of suicidal ideation due to the virus is still lacking.Objectives: To examine the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among the general population across 10 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional study which used convenience sampling and collected data by conducting an online survey. Participants were sourced from 10 Eastern and Western countries. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to measure the outcome variable of suicidal ideation. Ordinal regression analysis was used to identify significant predictors associated with suicidal ideation.Results: A total of 25,053 participants (22.7% male) were recruited. Results from the analysis showed that the UK and Brazil had the lowest odds of suicidal ideation compared to Macau (p < 0.05). Furthermore, younger age, male, married, and differences in health beliefs were significantly associated with suicidal ideation (p < 0.05).Conclusions: The findings highlight the need for joint international collaboration to formulate effective suicide prevention strategies in a timely manner and the need to implement online mental health promotion platforms. In doing so, the potential global rising death rates by suicide during the pandemic can be reduced. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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