美国各州的封锁强度与自杀死亡率之间的关联
1University of Piraeus, 80 Karaoli & Dimitriou Street, Piraeus, 185 34, Greece.
SSM - population health
|November 29, 2023
概括
政府封锁的强度显示,在COVID-19大流行期间,与自杀死亡率有轻微的负面关联. 这一发现在研究的美国州的大多数人口群体中被观察到.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行和相关的政府干预措施对全球心理健康产生了重大影响.
- 封锁措施的严格性是影响公共卫生危机期间自杀死亡率的潜在因素.
研究的目的:
- 调查政府强制实施的封锁和自杀死亡率之间的关系.
- 分析美国各州不同人口群体 (性别,种族) 的这种关联.
主要方法:
- 使用贝叶斯统计方法进行数据分析.
- 从2020年3月至2021年12月期间,美国各州的检查数据.
- 使用紧迫性指数量化锁定强度.
主要成果:
- 在锁定强度和自杀死亡率之间发现了一个小的负相关性.
- 这种关联在总人口,男性,女性和各种种族群体中是一致的.
- 研究结果表明,在研究期间,更严格的封锁与略低的自杀率有关.
结论:
- 封锁的严格性表明,在COVID-19流行病初期阶段,对自杀死亡率的保护作用很小.
- 需要进一步的研究,以了解这种关系的长期影响和流行后的持续性.
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