Risk factors observed in health care system 6 months prior completed suicide
Ten percent of all deaths in Greenland are caused by suicide. The aim of this study was to explore if applicable risk factors could be identified among the suicide victims within the health care system up to 6 months prior to the suicide. The study was performed as an age- and gender-matched case co...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:11fcdf5cc421493cb04f0fc1250da3a7 2023-05-15T15:07:41+02:00 Risk factors observed in health care system 6 months prior completed suicide Tommy Lauth Grundsøe Michael Lynge Pedersen 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2019.1617019 https://doaj.org/article/11fcdf5cc421493cb04f0fc1250da3a7 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2019.1617019 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2019.1617019 https://doaj.org/article/11fcdf5cc421493cb04f0fc1250da3a7 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 78, Iss 1 (2019) suicide inuit greenland prevention risk factor Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2019.1617019 2022-12-31T12:51:29Z Ten percent of all deaths in Greenland are caused by suicide. The aim of this study was to explore if applicable risk factors could be identified among the suicide victims within the health care system up to 6 months prior to the suicide. The study was performed as an age- and gender-matched case control study including all suicides in Greenland from 2012 to 2015, based on review of medical records for risk factors including suicide ideation, suicide attempts, incidence of alcohol intoxication, incidence of violence and treatment for psychiatric illness within the 6 month period leading up to the suicide. In total, 160 cases and 160 controls were included. Presence of any risk factors were observed in around a third of all suicide cases compared a tenth among the controls. The highest odds ratios for suicide were observed for suicide ideation and suicide attempts. However, no contact with the health care system was observed for two thirds of the suicides victims. Thus, focus on suicide ideation and suicide attempts among patients could help health care professionals to assess suicide risk and initiate prevention. Additional preventive strategies targeting the majority without contact to the health care system need to be explored. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health inuit Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health 78 1 1617019 |
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Ten percent of all deaths in Greenland are caused by suicide. The aim of this study was to explore if applicable risk factors could be identified among the suicide victims within the health care system up to 6 months prior to the suicide. The study was performed as an age- and gender-matched case control study including all suicides in Greenland from 2012 to 2015, based on review of medical records for risk factors including suicide ideation, suicide attempts, incidence of alcohol intoxication, incidence of violence and treatment for psychiatric illness within the 6 month period leading up to the suicide. In total, 160 cases and 160 controls were included. Presence of any risk factors were observed in around a third of all suicide cases compared a tenth among the controls. The highest odds ratios for suicide were observed for suicide ideation and suicide attempts. However, no contact with the health care system was observed for two thirds of the suicides victims. Thus, focus on suicide ideation and suicide attempts among patients could help health care professionals to assess suicide risk and initiate prevention. Additional preventive strategies targeting the majority without contact to the health care system need to be explored. |
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Risk factors observed in health care system 6 months prior completed suicide |
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