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T1 The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Self-Harm Attempts Observed in a Hospital Emergency Department
A1 Barros Martínez, Andrea
A1 Fernández Martínez, María Elena
A1 Martínez Fernández, María Cristina
A1 Quiñones Pérez, Marta
A2 Enfermeria
K1 Enfermería
K1 Suicide
K1 Attempt
K1 Emergencies
K1 COVID-19
AB Suicide is a significant public health concern, with one million lives lost to it every year.Suicidal ideation and attempts are markers of high risk. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negativepsychological impact on the population. This study aims to describe and analyze the clinical andsociodemographic characteristics of patients who have received medical attention for self-harmattempts in a hospital emergency department, comparing the period before and after the COVID-19pandemic. This is a descriptive, retrospective study that collected data from medical records ofpatients who received care for self-harm attempts in the emergency department. The data includedcases from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022. In total, 529 cases of self-harm attempts were identified, of which 62.8% were female. The number of post-pandemic self-harm attempts significantlyincreased compared to the period before the pandemic. The most used method for self-harm wasmedication ingestion. This study revealed that over one-third of the participants had previouslyattempted suicide. Most self-harm attempts were made by women in the 10–20 or 41–50 age groups,with a history of psychiatric illness and multiple medications. The study results also highlighted anincrease in self-harm attempts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PB MDPI
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18042
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18042
NO Fernández-Martínez, Elena, Andrea Barros-Martínez, María Cristina Martínez-Fernández, and Marta Quiñones-Pérez. 2024. "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Self-Harm Attempts Observed in a Hospital Emergency Department" Healthcare 12, no. 3: 385. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12030385
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 06-jun-2024