Association between sensory impairment and suicidal ideation and attempt: a cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative English household data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sensory impairments are associated with worse mental health and poorer quality of life, but few studies have investigated whether sensory impairment is associated with suicidal behaviour in a population sample. We investigated whether visual and hearing impairments were associated with suicidal ideation and attempt.

Design

National cross-sectional study.

Setting

Households in England.

Participants

We analysed data for 7546 household residents in England, aged 16 and over from the 2014 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey.

Exposures

Sensory impairment (either visual or hearing), Dual sensory impairment (visual and hearing), visual impairment, hearing impairment.

Primary outcome

Suicidal ideation and suicide attempt in the past year.

Res

SUBMITTER: Khurana M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7888369 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature