梦频率是COVID-19大流行期间自杀想法的一个危险因素
Courtney J Bolstad1,2, Brigitte Holzinger3,4, Serena Scarpelli5
1Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA.
Journal of sleep research
|February 17, 2024
概括
在COVID-19大流行期间,自杀念头减少了,但梦频率增加了. 在大流行期间频繁的梦增加了自杀想法的风险,而回忆梦提供了保护.
科学领域:
- 精神病学和心理健康 精神病学和心理健康
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 睡眠科学 睡眠科学
背景情况:
- 梦频率 (NMF) 和自杀念头 (SI) 之间的确立联系是心理健康研究的一个关键领域.
- COVID-19大流行对NMF-SI关系的影响尚不清楚,需要对大流行相关的心理影响进行调查.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查在COVID-19大流行期间NMF和SI在全球多样化人口中的变化.
- 在疫情背景下分析NMF和SI之间不断变化的关联.
- 探索COVID-19感染和长期COVID对NMF和SI的影响.
主要方法:
- 这是一项大规模的跨国研究,涉及来自16个国家的9328名参与者.
- 利用统一问卷收集有关NMF,SI和COVID-19史 (包括感染和长期COVID状态) 的数据.
- 采用统计分析来比较NMF和SI流行率在大流行之前和期间,并评估NMF-SI关联.
主要成果:
- 在大流行期间,整体SI下降了2%,在奥地利,瑞典和保加利亚观察到显著下降,但在意大利和葡萄牙没有显著增加.
- 在大流行期间,NMF增加了4.50%,在以前COVID-19患者,感染期间和长期COVID患者中报告的频率更高.
- 流行病期间频繁的梦与SI增加有关 (OR=1.57),而频繁的梦想回忆显示出保护作用 (OR=0.74);NMF-SI关联强度没有显著变化.
结论:
- 随着COVID-19大流行,整体自杀念头减少,但梦频率增加,特别是在COVID-19受影响的人群中.
- 梦频率成为大流行期间自杀念头的重要风险因素,强调了其临床相关性.
- 梦想回忆可能作为一种保护因素,建议潜在的自杀预防策略的途径,目标是睡眠和梦想体验.
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