Impact of the Early COVID-19 Pandemic on Suicide Attempts and Suicide Deaths in South Korea, 2016-2020: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the impact of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) on suicide attempts and suicide deaths in South Korea, focusing on age and sex differences.

Methods

We analyzed the monthly number of suicide attempts and suicide deaths during pre-pandemic (January 2016-February 2020) and pandemic (March-December 2020) periods using nationally representative databases. We conducted an interrupted time series analysis and calculated the relative risk (RR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI), categorizing subjects into adolescents (<18), young adults (18-29), middle-aged (30-59), and older adults (≥60).

Results

During the pandemic, the number of suicide attempts abruptly declined in adolescents (RR [95% CI] level change: 0.58 [0.45-0.75]) and ol

SUBMITTER: Kim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11421915 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature