米国における医療従事者の自殺リスク
Mark Olfson1,2, Candace M Cosgrove3, Melanie M Wall1
1Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York.
JAMA
|September 26, 2023
まとめ
自殺のリスクは,米国で登録された看護師,医療技術者,医療支援従事者にとって高いです. この研究は,これらの医療従事者のための新しいメンタルヘルスイニシアチブの必要性を強調しています.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生
- 流行病学について
- 労働衛生について
背景:
- 歴史的に見て 医者は自殺の危険性を高めていますが 他の医療従事者のデータは 稀です
- 医療における様々な役割における 自殺リスクの理解は 標的を絞った介入に不可欠です
研究 の 目的:
- 米国保健医療従事者の様々なグループにおける自殺による死亡リスクを推定する.
- 医療従事者と非医療従事者の自殺リスクを比較する
主な方法:
- コーホート研究では,2008年のアメリカン・コミュニティー調査から全国的に代表的なサンプルを使用した.
- データは2019年12月31日までの国家死亡指数記録とリンクされた.
- コックスモデルは,人口統計的,社会経済的要因を調整して,自殺リスク比率を推定するために使用されました.
主要な成果:
- 登録看護師,ヘルスケア技術者,ヘルスケアサポートワーカーは,非ヘルスケアワーカと比較して,調整された自殺リスクの増加を示しました.
- 医師,社会福祉士,その他の診断・治療担当者は,自殺リスクが有意に増加しなかった.
- 特定の調整された危険比率 (aHR) は,ヘルスケアサポートワーカー (aHR,1.81),登録看護師 (aHR,1.64),およびヘルスケアテクニシャン (aHR,1.39) がリスクが高いことを示しました.
結論:
- 登録看護師,医療技術者,医療支援従事者は 自殺のリスクが高くなります.
- これらの医療従事者の精神的健康を守るため,新しいプログラムの開発と実施が緊急に必要です.
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