百万退伍军人计划队列中的社会联系和自杀想法和行为
Kyle J Bourassa1, Paul A Dennis2, Pujan Patel3
1VA Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, USA; Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, USA; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, USA; Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, USA; Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA.
Journal of psychiatric research
|November 16, 2024
概括
较低的社会联系增加了退伍军人的自杀风险. 感知到的社会支持是最强的指标,有助于识别那些需要自杀预防干预的人.
科学领域:
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 军事医学 军事医学
背景情况:
- 较低的社会联系与增加的自杀风险有关.
- 美国退伍军人是自杀风险较高的人群.
- 确定特定的社会联系措施,以预防退伍军人自杀至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查哪些社会联系措施与美国退伍军人的自杀思想和行为最强烈相关.
- 为退伍军人提供自杀风险评估和干预策略的信息.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自百万退伍军人计划 (MVP) 的数据,其中包括264,626名退伍军人.
- 通过婚姻状况,家庭规模和感知到的社会支持来评估社会联系.
- 通过电子健康记录和弹性网回归分析了自杀思想和行为.
主要成果:
- 有伴侣的退伍军人,与他人同居的退伍军人,以及获得较高社会支持的退伍军人显示,自杀想法/行为的几率降低.
- 关联因年龄,性别和服兵役时代而异.
- 社会支持,特别是积极的互动,与较低的自杀风险有着最强烈的关联.
结论:
- 共同的社会联系措施,特别是感知到的社会支持,可以帮助评估退伍军人的自杀风险.
- 研究结果表明,社会支持是识别退伍军人可能受益于自杀预防干预的关键因素.
- 将社会联系评估整合到退伍军人护理中可以改善自杀预防工作.
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