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Trends in emergency department visits for suicide attempts before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea: A nationwide study, 2016-2021

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dc.contributor.author김선지-
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-12T02:24:28Z-
dc.date.available2023-07-12T02:24:28Z-
dc.date.issued2023-06-
dc.identifier.issn0165-0327-
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/195295-
dc.description.abstractBackground: There is increasing concern that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will result in excess suicides by increasing known risk factors, such as suicide attempts. However, evidence on the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on suicide attempts is lacking. We aimed to assess the short- and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with suicide attempts in emergency departments (EDs) and to evaluate age- and sex-specific differences. Method: We conducted nationwide cross-sectional study among patients with suicide attempts in the ED from 2016 to 2021. The trend test were used to determine whether study subjects were affected by changes in ED visits for suicide attempts. We estimated the average annual percentage change (APC) stratified by sex and age groups. Results: The number of ED visits related to suicide attempts increased from 27,581 in 2016 to 37,719 in 2021. In particular, it decreased immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic but increased again in 2021. We identified that the average APC increased by 6.8 % overall, 1.6 % among males, and 10.8 % among females. Moreover, the APC of trend sharply increased in patients aged 10s and 20s. The in-hospital mortality was 3.6 % for females, compared to 9.5 % for males, which showed sex differences. Limitations: This study was limited to confirming causal relationship based on a descriptive study. Conclusions: The incidence of suicide attempts in ED has increased in Korea. In particular, there was a sharp increase among women, adolescents and young adults. Patient-tailored treatment and preventive medical system for suicide attempts is important. Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.-
dc.description.statementOfResponsibilityopen-
dc.languageEnglish-
dc.publisherElsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press-
dc.relation.isPartOfJOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS-
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 2.0 KR-
dc.subject.MESHAdolescent-
dc.subject.MESHCOVID-19* / epidemiology-
dc.subject.MESHCross-Sectional Studies-
dc.subject.MESHEmergency Service, Hospital-
dc.subject.MESHFemale-
dc.subject.MESHHumans-
dc.subject.MESHMale-
dc.subject.MESHPandemics-
dc.subject.MESHRepublic of Korea / epidemiology-
dc.subject.MESHSuicide, Attempted*-
dc.subject.MESHYoung Adult-
dc.titleTrends in emergency department visits for suicide attempts before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea: A nationwide study, 2016-2021-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.contributor.collegeCollege of Medicine (의과대학)-
dc.contributor.departmentDept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실)-
dc.contributor.googleauthorSeonji Kim-
dc.contributor.googleauthorHo Kyung Sung-
dc.contributor.googleauthorTaehui Kim-
dc.contributor.googleauthorSung-Keun Ko-
dc.contributor.googleauthorSeongJung Kim-
dc.contributor.googleauthorJin-Hee Lee-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.037-
dc.contributor.localIdA06425-
dc.relation.journalcodeJ01225-
dc.identifier.eissn1573-2517-
dc.identifier.pmid36948463-
dc.subject.keywordAge difference-
dc.subject.keywordDescriptive epidemiology-
dc.subject.keywordEmergency department utilization-
dc.subject.keywordSex difference-
dc.subject.keywordSuicide attempts-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameKim, Seonji-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor김선지-
dc.citation.volume331-
dc.citation.startPage184-
dc.citation.endPage191-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationJOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, Vol.331 : 184-191, 2023-06-
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