Factors Associated With Suicide Ideation in Lithuania and Poland Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Crisis
; 43(6): 460-467, 2022 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34463543
ABSTRACT
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on many risk and protective factors associated with suicide.Aims:
The aim of this study was to identify pandemic-related factors associated with suicidal ideation in the two European countries, Lithuania and Poland, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Method:
The sample comprised 2,459 participants in both countries; 57.2% of the respondents were female. The Mage of the participants was 43.45 years (SD = 15.91). Pandemic-related stressors and adjustment problems were measured to assess associations with suicidal ideation.Results:
High levels of adjustment problems, loneliness, and burden due to staying at home more during the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly associated with suicide ideation in both Lithuania and Poland.Limitations:
This was a cross-sectional online study with different recruitment approaches in the two countries.Conclusion:
Adjustment problems, loneliness, and stressors related to staying at home more could be important targets for suicide prevention amid the pandemic.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ideação Suicida
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Crisis
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Lituânia