Long-term COVID-19 pandemic impact on suicide Thoughts and Behaviors (STB): An interrupted time series analysis in Spain 2-year after pandemic outbreak

Autores de IDIVAL

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  Marcos Gómez Revuelta

  Autor

  marcos.gomezr@scsalud.es

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  Javier Sastre Yáñez

  Autor

  javier.sastre@scsalud.es

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  Luis Gaite Pindado

  Autor

  luis.gaite@scsalud.es

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  Luisa Elvira San Emeterio Echevarria

  Autor

  luisaelvira.sanemeterio@scsalud.es

• Telva María Carceller Meseguer

  Autor

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  Elsa Gómez Ruiz

  Autor

  elsa.gomez@scsalud.es

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  Javier Vázquez Bourgon

  Autor

  javier.vazquez@scsalud.es

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  Jesús Ángel Artal Simón

  Autor

  jesusangel.artal@scsalud.es

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  Ana Isabel De Santiago Díaz

  Autor

Autores ajenos al IDIVAL

• Sánchez-Lafuente, C
• Terán, JM

Unidades

• INVESTIGACIÓN EN ENFERMEDADES MENTALES

  

  Investigador Responsable

  María Rosa Ayesa Arriola

  rayesa@idival.org

• PSIQUIATRÍA Y SALUD MENTAL

  

  Investigador Responsable

  Javier Vázquez Bourgon

  javier.vazquez@scsalud.es

Abstract

This study assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) by age and gender in Cantabria, Spain, from January 2019 to March 2022, using interrupted time series analysis. Postlockdown, STB declined in males (-42 %, p = 0.01) and females (-25 %, p = 0.58), with a gradual increase in both genders. The reduction was most pronounced in older adults (-39 %, p = 0.56), followed by middle-aged (-26 %, p = 0.36) and younger groups (-8.3 %, p = 0.25). Subsequent upward trends in STB were more pronounced in younger (p p = 0.15) and older age groups (p p = 0.25), likely due to prolonged isolation and economic hardship.

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Keywords

• Suicide; Psychiatric emergencies; COVID-19