Association between functional disability type and suicide-related outcomes among U.S. adults with disabilities in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2015-2019.

ABSTRACT: While research on suicidal behavior for people with disability (PWD) suggests they experience higher risk than people without disability, less is known about variations among individuals with different disability types. This nationally representative, cross-sectional study compared differences in suicide-related outcomes (ideation, planning, attempts) among PWD by functional disability type (hearing, vision, cognitive, mobility, complex activity) and number. Secondary analysis of adult PWD in the 2015-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (unweighted N = 35,544; representing 47,723,378 PWD, weighted) was used to estimate relationships between suicide-related outcomes and disability type and number. Most respondents were female (55.9%), and 36.0% were aged ≥65 years. Adjusted odds rat

SUBMITTER: Marlow NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9811968 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature