在阿巴拉契亚山脉西弗吉尼亚州成年人中调查自杀风险因素
Erin D Caswell1, Angela M Dyer2, Summer D Hartley2
1West Virginia University.
Journal of Appalachian health
|February 5, 2025
概括
西弗吉尼亚州 (WV) 的自杀风险与吸毒,未婚状态和心理健康障碍有关. 农村居民自杀念头的几率较低,但独特的因素需要有针对性的预防策略.
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:
- 过去二十年来,美国的自杀率一直在上升,阿巴拉契亚等农村地区面临着由于经济困难,社会隔离和有限的心理健康服务而面临更高的风险.
- 了解不同地理环境中自杀风险的具体驱动因素对于有效的公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查西弗吉尼亚州 (WV) 的终身自杀风险因素,西弗吉尼亚州是阿巴拉契亚地区的一个州.
- 识别城市和农村自杀风险的差异,为WV和更广泛的阿巴拉契亚地区提供量身定制的干预措施.
主要方法:
- 分析2021年山地州社区健康趋势评估 (MATCH) 调查数据 (N=372,665).
- 后勤回归模型检查了与终身自杀风险相关的社会经济因素和相关因素 (通过SBQ-R测量).
- 模型按农村-城市居住区分层,使用2023农村-城市连续代码 (RUCC) 来评估差异.
主要成果:
- 27.5%的受访者报告了终身自杀风险;那些有自杀想法的人是年轻的,未婚的,健康状况较差,经常是医疗补助计划的接受者.
- 尽管维州的农村性质,但60.21%的人生活在城市分类县.
- 农村居民自杀念头的几率较低 (aOR=0.87),而物质使用 (aOR=3.75),未婚状态 (aOR=1.51) 和心理健康障碍 (aOR=2.93) 是显著的危险因素.
结论:
- 在WV中,自杀风险因素,包括物质使用和精神健康障碍,需要具体的预防策略.
- 研究结果强调,需要进一步研究阿巴拉契亚地区的区域差异,以制定有针对性的干预措施.
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