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Title: | Global imperative of suicidal ideation in 10 countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic | Authors: | Cheung, T Lam, SC Lee, PH Xiang, YT Yip, PSF |
Issue Date: | Jan-2021 | Source: | Frontiers in psychiatry, Jan. 2021, v. 11, 588781 | Abstract: | 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. |
Keywords: | COVID-19 Mental health promotion Multi-country PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire Suicidal ideation |
Publisher: | Frontiers Research Foundation | Journal: | Frontiers in psychiatry | EISSN: | 1664-0640 | DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.588781 | Rights: | © 2021 Cheung, Lam, Lee, Xiang, Yip and the International Research Collaboration on COVID-19. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. The following publication Cheung T, Lam SC, Lee PH, Xiang YT, Yip PSF and The International Research Collaboration on COVID-19 (2021) Global Imperative of Suicidal Ideation in 10 Countries Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. Front. Psychiatry 11:588781 is available at https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.588781 |
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