%0 Journal Article
%A Mortier, Philippe
%A Vilagut, Gemma
%A Ferrer, Montse
%A Serra, Consol
%A Molina, Juan D
%A López-Fresneña, Nieves
%A Puig, Teresa
%A Pelayo-Terán, José M
%A Pijoan, José I
%A Emparanza, José I
%A Espuga, Meritxell
%A Plana, Nieves
%A González-Pinto, Ana
%A Ortí-Lucas, Rafael M
%A de Salázar, Alma M
%A Rius, Cristina
%A Aragonès, Enric
%A Del Cura-González, Isabel
%A Aragón-Peña, Andrés
%A Campos, Mireia
%A Parellada, Mara
%A Pérez-Zapata, Aurora
%A Forjaz, Maria João
%A Sanz, Ferran
%A Haro, Josep M
%A Vieta, Eduard
%A Pérez-Solà, Víctor
%A Kessler, Ronald C
%A Bruffaerts, Ronny
%A Alonso, Jordi
%A MINDCOVID Working Group
%T Thirty-day suicidal thoughts and behaviors among hospital workers during the first wave of the Spain COVID-19 outbreak.
%D 2021
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16905
%X Healthcare workers are a key occupational group at risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB). We investigated the prevalence and correlates of STB among hospital workers during the first wave of the Spain COVID-19 outbreak (March-July 2020). Data come from the baseline assessment of a cohort of Spanish hospital workers (n = 5450), recruited from 10 hospitals just after the height of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak (May 5-July 23, 2020). Web-based self-report surveys assessed 30-day STB, individual characteristics, and potentially modifiable contextual factors related to hospital workers' work and financial situation. Thirty-day STB prevalence was estimated at 8.4% (4.9% passive ideation only, 3.5% active ideation with or without a plan or attempt). A total of n = 6 professionals attempted suicide in the past 30 days. In adjusted models, 30-day STB remained significantly associated with pre-pandemic lifetime mood (odds ratio [OR] = 2.92) and anxiety disorder (OR = 1.90). Significant modifiable factors included a perceived lack of coordination, communication, personnel, or supervision at work (population-attributable risk proportion [PARP] = 50.5%), and financial stress (PARP = 44.1%). Thirty-day STB among hospital workers during the first wave of the Spain COVID-19 outbreak was high. Hospital preparedness for virus outbreaks should be increased, and strong governmental policy response is needed to increase financial security among hospital workers.
%K COVID-19 outbreak
%K hospital workers
%K suicidal thoughts and behaviors
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