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Global imperative of suicidal ideation in 10 countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Global imperative of suicidal ideation in 10 countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Global imperative of suicidal ideation in 10 countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Background: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a detrimental impact on individuals' psychological well-being; however, a multi-country comparison on the prevalence of suicidal ideation due to the virus is still lacking.
Objectives: To examine the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among the general population across 10 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional study which used convenience sampling and collected data by conducting an online survey. Participants were sourced from 10 Eastern and Western countries. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to measure the outcome variable of suicidal ideation. Ordinal regression analysis was used to identify significant predictors associated with suicidal ideation.
Results: A total of 25,053 participants (22.7% male) were recruited. Results from the analysis showed that the UK and Brazil had the lowest odds of suicidal ideation compared to Macau (p < 0.05). Furthermore, younger age, male, married, and differences in health beliefs were significantly associated with suicidal ideation (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: The findings highlight the need for joint international collaboration to formulate effective suicide prevention strategies in a timely manner and the need to implement online mental health promotion platforms. In doing so, the potential global rising death rates by suicide during the pandemic can be reduced.
COVID-19, mental health promotion, multi-country, PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire, suicidal ideation
1664-0640
Cheung, Teris
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Lam, Simon Ching
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Lam, Kin Bong Hubert
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Yildirim, Menevse
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Lantta, Tella
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Rossing, Tor Michael
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Hon, Ching Yuk
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Tsang, Merissa
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The International Research Collaboration on COVID-19
Cheung, Teris
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Lam, Simon Ching
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Lee, Paul Hong
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Xiang, Yu Tao
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Yip, Paul Siu Fai
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Suen, Lorna Kwai Ping
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Ho, Hilda Sze Wing
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Lam, Kin Bong Hubert
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Xiao, Ying
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Pereira-ávila, Fernanda Maria Vieira
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Parial, Laurence Lloyd
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Rossing, Tor Michael
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Hon, Ching Yuk
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Tsang, Merissa
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Braz Poeys, Jessica P.
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Fong, Tommy Kwan Hin
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Chan, Shun
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Cheung, Teris, Lam, Simon Ching and Lee, Paul Hong , The International Research Collaboration on COVID-19 (2021) Global imperative of suicidal ideation in 10 countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, [588781]. (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2020.588781).

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Abstract

Background: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a detrimental impact on individuals' psychological well-being; however, a multi-country comparison on the prevalence of suicidal ideation due to the virus is still lacking.
Objectives: To examine the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among the general population across 10 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional study which used convenience sampling and collected data by conducting an online survey. Participants were sourced from 10 Eastern and Western countries. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to measure the outcome variable of suicidal ideation. Ordinal regression analysis was used to identify significant predictors associated with suicidal ideation.
Results: A total of 25,053 participants (22.7% male) were recruited. Results from the analysis showed that the UK and Brazil had the lowest odds of suicidal ideation compared to Macau (p < 0.05). Furthermore, younger age, male, married, and differences in health beliefs were significantly associated with suicidal ideation (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: The findings highlight the need for joint international collaboration to formulate effective suicide prevention strategies in a timely manner and the need to implement online mental health promotion platforms. In doing so, the potential global rising death rates by suicide during the pandemic can be reduced.

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Accepted/In Press date: 10 December 2020
Published date: 13 January 2021
Additional Information: Funding Information: This project has been partially funded by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Portuguese: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) (ref: 401371/2020-4). Publisher Copyright: © Copyright © 2021 Cheung, Lam, Lee, Xiang, Yip and the International Research Collaboration on COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19, mental health promotion, multi-country, PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire, suicidal ideation

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Local EPrints ID: 474978
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/474978
ISSN: 1664-0640
PURE UUID: bd3b150a-8197-4f26-802a-297420e34e82
ORCID for Paul Hong Lee: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5729-6450

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Date deposited: 08 Mar 2023 17:35
Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 04:08

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Author: Teris Cheung
Author: Simon Ching Lam
Author: Paul Hong Lee ORCID iD
Author: Yu Tao Xiang
Author: Paul Siu Fai Yip
Author: Lorna Kwai Ping Suen
Author: Hilda Sze Wing Ho
Author: Kin Bong Hubert Lam
Author: Emma Yun Zhi Huang
Author: Ying Xiao
Author: Fernanda Maria Vieira Pereira-ávila
Author: Elucir Gir
Author: Menevse Yildirim
Author: Seyda Seren Intepeler
Author: Tella Lantta
Author: Kyungmi Lee
Author: Nayeon Shin
Author: Laurence Lloyd Parial
Author: Tor Michael Rossing
Author: Ching Yuk Hon
Author: Merissa Tsang
Author: Jessica P. Braz Poeys
Author: Tommy Kwan Hin Fong
Author: Shun Chan
Corporate Author: The International Research Collaboration on COVID-19

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