https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/622450
標題: | "I Can't See an End in Sight." How the COVID-19 Pandemic May Influence Suicide Risk | 作者: | Hwang, I-Ting Fu-Tsung Shaw, Fortune Hsu, Wen-Yau Liu, Guang-Yi CHEN-I KUAN Gunnell, David SHU-SEN CHANG |
關鍵字: | COVID-19; helpline; mental health; psychological responses; suicide | 公開日期: | 1-十一月-2023 | 出版社: | Hogrefe Publishing GmbH | 卷: | 44 | 期: | 6 | 起(迄)頁: | 458 - 469 | 來源出版物: | Crisis | 摘要: | Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences may affect population mental health and suicide risk. Aims: To explore the experiences among suicidal individuals who made calls to a suicide prevention hotline and to identify factors and psychological responses that may influence suicide risk. Method: We identified 60 eligible recorded calls to Taiwan's suicide prevention hotline (January 23, 2020-May 31, 2020) and analyzed the transcripts using a framework analysis. Results: We identified three themes: (a) effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on society (impacts on local economies, the fear of contagion, and disruptions caused by outbreak control measures); (b) stress experienced by callers, including increased challenges (financial burden, restricted freedom of movement, interpersonal conflicts, feelings of uncertainty, and education/career interruption) and reduced support (reduced access to health services and social support); and (c) the callers' psychological responses to stress, including anxiety, sleep disturbance, depression, loneliness, hopelessness, and entrapment, which may increase suicide risk. Limitations: Only the experiences among those who sought help by calling the hotline during the early months of the pandemic in 2020 were explored. Conclusion: Our findings revealed the potential process underlying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide risk and have implications for prevention and intervention strategies. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/622450 | ISSN: | 0227-5910 | DOI: | 10.1027/0227-5910/a000877 |
顯示於: | 健康行為與社區科學研究所 |
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