Mortality in people with mental disorders in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide, register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

People with mental disorders in Poland have increased standardized mortality ratios (SMRs). This is the first study to assess all-cause mortality in people with mental disorders in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recent findings

A nationwide, register-based cohort study utilizing data from the registry of healthcare services (2011-2020) and the all-cause death registry (2021) in Poland was conducted. Individuals who were consulted or hospitalized in public mental healthcare facilities and received at least one diagnosis of mental disorders (ICD-10) from 2011 to 2020 were identified. SMRs were compared between people with a history of mental disorder and the general population. SMRs for the pandemic period were also compared with prepandemic SMRs calcul

SUBMITTER: Gondek TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11608625 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature