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Determinants of Suicide Ideation in the Romanian Population

Background: Suicide ideation and behaviors are directly linked to the risk of death by suicide. In Romania, as well as worldwide, increased suicide rates were observed in the recent past, more so in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of p...

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Autores principales: Vuscan, Mihaela Elvira, Faludi, Cristina, Rusu, Sergiu Ionica, Vica, Mihaela Laura, Balici, Stefana, Siserman, Costel Vasile, Coman, Horia George, Matei, Horea Vladi
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9408719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36012016
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610384
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author Vuscan, Mihaela Elvira
Faludi, Cristina
Rusu, Sergiu Ionica
Vica, Mihaela Laura
Balici, Stefana
Siserman, Costel Vasile
Coman, Horia George
Matei, Horea Vladi
author_facet Vuscan, Mihaela Elvira
Faludi, Cristina
Rusu, Sergiu Ionica
Vica, Mihaela Laura
Balici, Stefana
Siserman, Costel Vasile
Coman, Horia George
Matei, Horea Vladi
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description Background: Suicide ideation and behaviors are directly linked to the risk of death by suicide. In Romania, as well as worldwide, increased suicide rates were observed in the recent past, more so in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of psychosocial factors, quality of life (QOL), and loneliness dimensions and adverse life antecedents on suicide ideation (SI) and prolonged sadness (PS). Methods: This cross-sectional quantitative research study used a CATI data gathering method to investigate 1102 randomly selected individuals over 18 years of age regarding various determinants of SI and PS. Data were collected in June 2021. Descriptive, inferential, and multivariate statistics were used for data analysis. Results: SI was negatively correlated with all the assessed psychosocial factors, more significantly with family relationships, wealth, health, social relationships, and affective life. Stronger correlations were observed when investigating the state of prolonged sadness, sex, and affective lives along with health and income, which were more influential. SI was negatively correlated with QOL and positively correlated with adverse life events and total loneliness scores. Lesser educated youngsters with reduced overall happiness and a history of depression, self-harm, and trauma were at greater risk of developing SI. Conclusions: This is the first national study exploring the suicide ideation and prolonged sadness in relation to psychosocial factors, quality of life, and adverse life events. These results have important implications for suicide prevention programs, which should be designed in accordance with similar studies.
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spelling pubmed-94087192022-08-26 Determinants of Suicide Ideation in the Romanian Population Vuscan, Mihaela Elvira Faludi, Cristina Rusu, Sergiu Ionica Vica, Mihaela Laura Balici, Stefana Siserman, Costel Vasile Coman, Horia George Matei, Horea Vladi Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Suicide ideation and behaviors are directly linked to the risk of death by suicide. In Romania, as well as worldwide, increased suicide rates were observed in the recent past, more so in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of psychosocial factors, quality of life (QOL), and loneliness dimensions and adverse life antecedents on suicide ideation (SI) and prolonged sadness (PS). Methods: This cross-sectional quantitative research study used a CATI data gathering method to investigate 1102 randomly selected individuals over 18 years of age regarding various determinants of SI and PS. Data were collected in June 2021. Descriptive, inferential, and multivariate statistics were used for data analysis. Results: SI was negatively correlated with all the assessed psychosocial factors, more significantly with family relationships, wealth, health, social relationships, and affective life. Stronger correlations were observed when investigating the state of prolonged sadness, sex, and affective lives along with health and income, which were more influential. SI was negatively correlated with QOL and positively correlated with adverse life events and total loneliness scores. Lesser educated youngsters with reduced overall happiness and a history of depression, self-harm, and trauma were at greater risk of developing SI. Conclusions: This is the first national study exploring the suicide ideation and prolonged sadness in relation to psychosocial factors, quality of life, and adverse life events. These results have important implications for suicide prevention programs, which should be designed in accordance with similar studies. MDPI 2022-08-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9408719/ /pubmed/36012016 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610384 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Coman, Horia George
Matei, Horea Vladi
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9408719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36012016
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610384
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