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Diaz AP, Pinto AB, Araújo MIC, Joaquim RM, Costa DDS, Serpa ALDO, Pisani AR, Conwell Y, Miranda DM, Malloy-Diniz LF, da Silva AG. Social support and suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic among Brazilian healthcare workers: a longitudinal assessment of an online repeated cross-sectional survey. Braz J Psychiatry 2024. [PMID: 38598451 DOI: 10.47626/1516-4446-2023-3466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at an increased risk of suicide compared to non-healthcare workers. This study aims to investigate the association between social support and suicidal ideation and behavior (SIB) during the COVID-19 pandemic among Brazilian HCWs. METHODS This study utilizes data from 10,885 participants who answered the first (time point 1 - between May and June of 2020) and second (time point 2 - between December 2020 and February 2021) assessments of an online repeated cross-sectional survey for evaluating mental health and quality of life of HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to investigate the relationship between social support as the independent variable (time point 1) and SIB as the outcomes (time point 2). RESULTS Higher social support was associated with a significantly lower chance of reporting SIB in the month prior to follow-up assessment (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 0.71, CI 95% 0.66 - 0.76 and AOR 0.61, CI 95% 0.54 - 0.68, respectively). These associations were independent of sex, age, feelings of loneliness, and self-reported psychiatric disorders. CONCLUSION Social support is associated with a lower chance of suicidality among HCWs, a protective role that is probably more evident for suicidal behavior.
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- Alexandre Paim Diaz
- SAMBE - Saúde Mental Baseada em Evidências, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- SAMBE - Saúde Mental Baseada em Evidências, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Post Graduation, Department in Molecular Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), Faculdade de Psicologia (FAPSI), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia (PPGPSI), AM, Brazil
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- SAMBE - Saúde Mental Baseada em Evidências, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Post Graduation, Department in Molecular Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- SAMBE - Saúde Mental Baseada em Evidências, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Post Graduation, Department in Molecular Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- SAMBE - Saúde Mental Baseada em Evidências, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Human Developmental Sciences Graduate Program, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- SAMBE - Saúde Mental Baseada em Evidências, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Department of Pediatrics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- SAMBE - Saúde Mental Baseada em Evidências, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Post Graduation, Department in Molecular Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- SAMBE - Saúde Mental Baseada em Evidências, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Post Graduation, Department in Molecular Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria, São Paulo, Brazil. Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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Correa H, Malloy-Diniz LF, da Silva AG. Why psychiatric treatment must not be neglected during the COVID-19 pandemic. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 42:449. [PMID: 32374799 PMCID: PMC7430377 DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2020-0995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Humberto Correa
- Departamento de Saúde Mental, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Saúde Mental, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Nardi AE, da Silva AG, Gentil Filho V. Where are lithium carbonate, typical antipsychotics, imipramine, and some other efficacious medications? Braz J Psychiatry 2020; 43:2-3. [PMID: 32321064 PMCID: PMC7861168 DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2020-1007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Antonio E Nardi
- Instituto de Psiquiatria (IPUB), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Asociación Psiquiátrica de América Latina (APAL), Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Departamento de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Sediyama CYN, Moura R, Garcia MS, da Silva AG, Soraggi C, Neves FS, Albuquerque MR, Whiteside SP, Malloy-Diniz LF. Factor Analysis of the Brazilian Version of UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale. Front Psychol 2017; 8:622. [PMID: 28484414 PMCID: PMC5403428 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Objective: To examine the internal consistency and factor structure of the Brazilian adaptation of the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale. Methods: UPPS is a self-report scale composed by 40 items assessing four factors of impulsivity: (a) urgency, (b) lack of premeditation; (c) lack of perseverance; (d) sensation seeking. In the present study 384 participants (278 women and 106 men), who were recruited from schools, universities, leisure centers and workplaces fulfilled the UPPS scale. An exploratory factor analysis was performed by using Varimax factor rotation and Kaiser Normalization, and we also conducted two confirmatory analyses to test the independency of the UPPS components found in previous analysis. Results: Results showed a decrease in mean UPPS total scores with age and this analysis showed that the youngest participants (below 30 years) scored significantly higher than the other groups over 30 years. No difference in gender was found. Cronbach's alpha, results indicated satisfactory values for all subscales, with similar high values for the subscales and confirmatory factor analysis indexes also indicated a poor model fit. The results of two exploratory factor analysis were satisfactory. Conclusion: Our results showed that the Portuguese version has the same four-factor structure of the original and previous translations of the UPPS.
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- Department of Basic Psychological Processes, Institute of Psychology, University of Brasília, BrasíliaBrazil
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- Molecular Medicine Department at Federal University of Minas Gerais - INCT, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo HorizonteBrazil
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- Department of Psychology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo HorizonteBrazil
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- Molecular Medicine Department at Federal University of Minas Gerais - INCT, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo HorizonteBrazil
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- Molecular Medicine Department at Federal University of Minas Gerais - INCT, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo HorizonteBrazil
- Brazilian Society of Dual Pathology, Ilumina Neurosciences and Mental Health, Belo HorizonteBrazil
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