The association of physical multimorbidity with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in England: A mediation analysis of influential factors.


Por: Smith L, Shin JI, Lee S, Oh JW, López Sánchez GF, Kostev K, Jacob L., Tully MA, Schuch F, McDermott DT, Pizzol D, Veronese N, Song J, Soysal P and Koyanagi A

Publicada: 1 may 2023 Ahead of Print: 13 dic 2022
Resumen:
BACKGROUND: Suicide is one of the most important causes of deaths in the United Kingdom, and the numbers are currently increasing. AIM: There are numerous identified determinants of suicidality, and physical multimorbidity is potentially important but is currently understudied. Thus, this study aims to investigate the association of physical multimorbidity with suicidality. METHODS: Cross-sectional data from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2007, which was conducted in England between October 2006 and December 2007 by the National Center for Social Research and Leicester University were analyzed. Respondents were asked about 20 physical health conditions, and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts were assessed. RESULTS: Out of 7,403 individuals aged 16 years or over, the prevalence of physical multimorbidity, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts were 35.1%, 4.3%, and 0.7%, respectively. After adjustment for potential confounders, compared to no physical conditions, 1, 2, 3, and ?4 conditions were associated with significant 1.79 (95% CI [1.25, 2.57]), 2.39 (95% CI [1.63, 3.51]), 2.88 (95% CI [1.83, 4.55]), and 6.29 (95% CI [4.12, 9.61]) times higher odds for suicidal ideation. Mediation analysis showed that cognitive problems (mediated percentage 39.2%) and disability (37.5%) explained the largest proportion between multimorbidity and suicidal ideation. Pain (38.0%) and cognitive problems (30.7%) explained the largest proportion between multimorbidity and suicide attempts. CONCLUSION: In this large sample of UK adults, physical multimorbidity was associated with significantly higher odds for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Moreover, several potential mediators were identified, and these may serve as future targets for interventions that aim to prevent suicidality among people with physical multimorbidity.

Filiaciones:
Smith L:
 Centre for Health, Performance, and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK

Shin JI:
 Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Lee S:
 Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

 Department of Psychiatry, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea

Oh JW:
 Department of Psychiatry, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea

López Sánchez GF:
 Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Spain

Kostev K:
 Philipps University of Marburg, Germany

Jacob L.:
 Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu, CIBERSAM, ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain

 Faculty of Medicine, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France

Tully MA:
 School of Medicine, Ulster University, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK

Schuch F:
 Department of Sports Methods and Techniques, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil

McDermott DT:
 NTU Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, UK

Pizzol D:
 Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Khartoum, Sudan

Veronese N:
 Chair for Biomarkers of Chronic Diseases, Biochemistry Department, College of Science King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Palermo, Geriatrics Section, Italy

Song J:
 Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea

Soysal P:
 Department of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey

Koyanagi A:
 Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu, CIBERSAM, ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain

 ICREA, Barcelona, Spain
ISSN: 00207640





INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
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Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 69 Número: 3
Páginas: 523-531
WOS Id: 000905042200001
ID de PubMed: 36511141
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