The association of loneliness after sudden bereavement with risk of suicide attempt: a nationwide survey of bereaved adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We aimed to test the hypothesis that among people who experience sudden bereavement, loneliness is associated with post-bereavement suicide attempt and post-bereavement suicidal ideation, even when adjusting for network size.

Methods

We analysed cross-sectional data collected in the 2010 UCL Bereavement Study, to identify 3193 respondents who had experienced sudden bereavement. We used multivariable logistic regression to test for an association between loneliness (using a newly-developed eight-item loneliness measure) and post-bereavement suicide attempt and suicidal ideation, adjusting for socio-demographic factors, pre-bereavement depression and self-harm, and network size.

Results

Among bereaved adults, loneliness was significantly associated with probabil

SUBMITTER: Pitman AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7395013 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature