Suicide Thoughts and Attempts in the Norwegian General Population during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Outbreak
dc.contributor.author | Bonsaksen, Tore | |
dc.contributor.author | Skogstad, Laila | |
dc.contributor.author | Heir, Trond | |
dc.contributor.author | Ekeberg, Øivind | |
dc.contributor.author | Bredal, Inger Schou | |
dc.contributor.author | Grimholt, Tine Kristin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-14T08:57:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-14T08:57:45Z | |
dc.date.created | 2021-04-07T14:43:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1661-7827 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2759195 | |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of suicide thoughts and attempts during the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak and examine pandemic-related factors associated with suicide thoughts in the general Norwegian population. A sample of 4527 adults living in Norway were recruited via social media. Data related to suicide thoughts and attempts, alcohol use, pandemic-related concerns, and sociodemographic variables were collected. Associations with suicide thoughts were analyzed with logistic regression analysis. In the sample, 3.6% reported suicide thoughts during the last month, while 0.2% had attempted suicide during the same period. Previous suicide attempts (OR: 11.93, p < 0.001), lower age (OR: 0.69, p < 0.001), daily alcohol use (OR: 3.31, p < 0.001), being in the risk group for COVID-19 complications (OR: 2.15, p < 0.001), and having economic concerns related to the pandemic (OR: 2.28, p < 0.001) were associated with having current suicide thoughts. In addition to known risk factors, the study suggests that aspects specific to COVID-19 may be important for suicidal behaviors during the pandemic. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Suicide Thoughts and Attempts in the Norwegian General Population during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Outbreak | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.source.journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084102 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1902768 | |
cristin.ispublished | false | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 |