The relationship between rurality, travel time to care and death by suicide.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We previously found an association between rurality and death by suicide, where those living in rural areas were more likely to die by suicide. One potential reason why this relationship exists might be travel time to care. This paper examines the relationship between travel time to both psychiatric and general hospitals and suicide, and then determine whether travel time to care mediates the relationship between rurality and suicide.

Methods

This is a population-based nested case-control study. Data from 2007 to 2017 were obtained from administrative databases held at ICES, which capture all hospital and emergency department visits across Ontario. Suicides were captured using vital statistics. Travel time to care was calculated from the resident's home to the nea

SUBMITTER: Barry R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10189916 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature