Can we use medical examiners' records for suicide surveillance and prevention research in Nova Scotia?
Chronic Dis Inj Can
; 31(4): 165-71, 2011 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21978640
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Medical examiners' records can contribute to our understanding of the extent of suicide in a population, as well as associated sociodemographic and other factors.METHODS:
Using a mixed methods approach, the key objective of this pilot study was to determine the sources and types of information found in the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service (NSMES) records that might inform suicide surveillance and targeted prevention efforts. A secondary objective was to describe the one-year cohort of 108 individuals who died by suicide in 2006 in terms of available sociodemographic information and health care use in the year prior to death.RESULTS:
Data extraction revealed inconsistencies both across and within files in terms of the types and amounts of sociodemographic and other data collected, preventing correlational analyses. However, linkage of the records to administrative databases revealed frequent health care use in the month prior to death.CONCLUSION:
The introduction of systematic data collection to NSMES investigations may yield a comprehensive dataset useful for policy development and population level research.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Suicídio
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Registro Médico Coordenado
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Médicos Legistas
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Prevenção do Suicídio
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Serviços de Saúde Mental
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chronic Dis Inj Can
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article