Factors Associated With Suicide Ideation in Lithuania and Poland Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Crisis
; 43(6): 460-467, 2022 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1379302
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.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Suicidal Ideation
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Crisis
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
0227-5910
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