Suicidal ideation and suicide commitment in Health Care Workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a review of the literature
Introduction: Suicide represents an important public health concern since it leads to more annual deaths globally than violence, war and natural disasters combined. It is evident that during this pandemic year the phenomenon acquires even greater importance especially in the categories at risk, suc...
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| author | Rodolfo Buselli Martina Corsi Antonello Veltri Sigrid Baldanzi Martina Chiumiento Riccardo Marino Fabrizio Caldi Salvio Perretta Rudy Foddis Alfonso Cristaudo Giovanni Guglielmi |
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Introduction: Suicide represents an important public health concern since it leads to more annual deaths globally than violence, war and natural disasters combined. It is evident that during this pandemic year the phenomenon acquires even greater importance especially in the categories at risk, such as health care workers (HCWs). The aim of this review is to analyze literature evidence regarding health care providers' suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide commitment during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: International databases and digital worldwide media reports were screened between March 2020 and March 2021. The authors conducted a systematic review and described evidence using a narrative approach with some focus points based on the PICO framework. Inclusion or exclusion of literature is done according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) recommendations.
Results: What emerged is a range of SI that varies from 4 to 8% and the main risk factors seem to be loneliness, not having children and personal history of mental disorders.
Conclusion: SI, and in worst cases suicide commitment, seem mental health outcomes not to be underestimated, especially in an emergency that is protracting. They require monitoring by health surveillance systems with a goal of prevention and support.
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| spelling | doaj.art-b4b3d67e7c554f1da0a9d0b9589c65c12022-12-22T03:13:35ZengOccupational Health and Safety Society of NepalInternational Journal of Occupational Safety and Health2738-97072091-08782022-03-0112210.3126/ijosh.v12i2.40500Suicidal ideation and suicide commitment in Health Care Workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a review of the literatureRodolfo Buselli0Martina Corsi1Antonello Veltri2Sigrid Baldanzi3Martina Chiumiento4Riccardo Marino5Fabrizio Caldi6Salvio Perretta7Rudy Foddis8Alfonso Cristaudo9Giovanni Guglielmi10Preventive Occupational Medicine Unit, Pisa University Hospital, ItalyOccupational health department, Azienda ospedaliero-universitaria pisana, ItalyPreventive Occupational Medicine Unit, Pisa University Hospital, ItalyPreventive Occupational Medicine Unit, Pisa University Hospital, ItalyOccupational Health Department, U.O. Medicina Preventiva del Lavoro, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, 56124 Pisa (PI), ItalyPreventive Occupational Medicine Unit, Pisa University HospitalPreventive Occupational Medicine Unit, Pisa University Hospital, ItalyOccupational Medicine Unit, Pisa University Hospital, ItalyPisa University, ItalyUniversity of Pisa, ItalyDivision of Occupational & Preventive Medicine, Pisa University Hospital, Italy Introduction: Suicide represents an important public health concern since it leads to more annual deaths globally than violence, war and natural disasters combined. It is evident that during this pandemic year the phenomenon acquires even greater importance especially in the categories at risk, such as health care workers (HCWs). The aim of this review is to analyze literature evidence regarding health care providers' suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide commitment during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: International databases and digital worldwide media reports were screened between March 2020 and March 2021. The authors conducted a systematic review and described evidence using a narrative approach with some focus points based on the PICO framework. Inclusion or exclusion of literature is done according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) recommendations. Results: What emerged is a range of SI that varies from 4 to 8% and the main risk factors seem to be loneliness, not having children and personal history of mental disorders. Conclusion: SI, and in worst cases suicide commitment, seem mental health outcomes not to be underestimated, especially in an emergency that is protracting. They require monitoring by health surveillance systems with a goal of prevention and support. https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/IJOSH/article/view/40500Suicidalitymental healthHealth Care WorkersHCWsSARS-COV-2COVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Rodolfo Buselli Martina Corsi Antonello Veltri Sigrid Baldanzi Martina Chiumiento Riccardo Marino Fabrizio Caldi Salvio Perretta Rudy Foddis Alfonso Cristaudo Giovanni Guglielmi Suicidal ideation and suicide commitment in Health Care Workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a review of the literature International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health Suicidality mental health Health Care Workers HCWs SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 |
| title | Suicidal ideation and suicide commitment in Health Care Workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a review of the literature |
| title_full | Suicidal ideation and suicide commitment in Health Care Workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Suicidal ideation and suicide commitment in Health Care Workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suicidal ideation and suicide commitment in Health Care Workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a review of the literature |
| title_short | Suicidal ideation and suicide commitment in Health Care Workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a review of the literature |
| title_sort | suicidal ideation and suicide commitment in health care workers during covid 19 pandemic a review of the literature |
| topic | Suicidality mental health Health Care Workers HCWs SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 |
| url | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/IJOSH/article/view/40500 |
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