Anxious and depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life in a cohort of people who recently attempted suicide: A network analysis

Background: Suicide is an international health concern with immeasurable impact from the perspective of human and social suffering. Prior suicide attempts, anxious and depressive symptoms, and relatively lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are among the most replicated risk factors for suic...

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Authors: Oliva, Vincenzo, Roberto, Natalia, Andreo-Jover, Jorge, Bobes, Teresa, Canal Rivero, Manuel, Cebriá, Anabel, Crespo Facorro, Benedicto, Torre Luque, Alejandro de la, Díaz-Marsá, Marina, Elices, Matilde, Fernández Rodrigues, Verónica, González-Pinto, Ana, Palao Tarrero, Angela, Pérez Diez, Iván, Rodríguez Vega, Beatriz, Ruiz Veguilla, Miguel, Saiz, Pilar A., Seijo Zazo, Elisa, Toll-Privat, A., McIntyre, Roger S., Vieta i Pascual, Eduard, 1963-, Grande i Fullana, Iria, Pérez Solà, Víctor, SURVIVE group
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Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/219474
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/219474
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Ansietat
Conducta suïcida
Medicina preventiva
Depressió psíquica
Qualitat de vida
Anxiety
Suicidal behavior
Preventive medicine
Mental depression
Quality of life
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Summary:Background: Suicide is an international health concern with immeasurable impact from the perspective of human and social suffering. Prior suicide attempts, anxious and depressive symptoms, and relatively lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are among the most replicated risk factors for suicide. Our goal was to visualize the distribution of these features and their interconnections with use of a network analysis approach in individuals who recently attempted suicide. Methods: Individuals with a recent suicide attempt were recruited from nine University Hospitals across Spain as part of the SURVIVE cohort study. Anxious and depressive symptoms, and perceived HRQoL were included in the network analysis. Network structures were estimated with the EBICglasso model. Centrality measures and bridge symptoms connecting communities were explored. Subnetworks comparing younger and older individuals, and women and men were analyzed. Results: A total of 1106 individuals with a recent suicide attempt were included. Depressed mood was the symptom with the greatest influence in the overall network, followed by anxiety symptoms such as feeling nervous, worrying, restless, and having difficulties to relax. Perceived general health was associated with increased suicidal ideation in the whole sample. Older people showed a specific connection between perceived general health and depressed mood. Limitations: The cross-sectional design does not allow determination of established causality. Conclusions: Depressed mood was the core network's symptom and, therefore, an important target in the management and prevention of suicide. HRQoL had more influence on the network of older populations, in which it should be a primary focus.

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