TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental health service use in adults with suicidal ideation within a nationally representative sample of the Korean population
AU - Han, Kyu Man
AU - Won, Eunsoo
AU - Paik, Jong Woo
AU - Lee, Min Soo
AU - Lee, Hae Woo
AU - Ham, Byung Joo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016/3/15
Y1 - 2016/3/15
N2 - Background Use of mental health services (MHS) by people with suicidal ideation is critical in prevention of suicide, and identification of the factors that influence MHS use may assist in providing efficient interventions and treatments for suicidal individuals. Thus, we investigated the association between socioeconomic factors and use of MHS in people with suicidal ideation. Method We analyzed the data of the Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2012, a nationally representative cross-sectional study of the Korean population. Among the 24,173 people from the national health survey, we investigated the socioeconomic, clinical, and health-related characteristics of 2616 participants aged 19 years and older with suicidal ideation within the previous year. Results In the logistic regression analyses, after adjusting for potentially confounding factors, the odds ratio (OR) for nonuse of MHS was significant in the subjects aged 65 years or older (OR=4.90), aged 50-64 years (OR=2.11), with 10-12 years of education (OR=1.87), widowed (OR=2.75), with economic activity (OR=1.60), with an employment status of paid employee (OR=1.97), without depressive mood (OR=2.73), having not attempted suicide (OR=4.04), and with no reported problems in their usual activities (OR=2.17). Limitations We did not use standardized assessment tools to evaluate suicidal ideation and depressive mood. Conclusions We observed a significant influence of several socioeconomic factors, depressive mood, and suicide attempts on the MHS use of adults with suicidal ideation, based on a nationally representative sample of the Korean population.
AB - Background Use of mental health services (MHS) by people with suicidal ideation is critical in prevention of suicide, and identification of the factors that influence MHS use may assist in providing efficient interventions and treatments for suicidal individuals. Thus, we investigated the association between socioeconomic factors and use of MHS in people with suicidal ideation. Method We analyzed the data of the Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2012, a nationally representative cross-sectional study of the Korean population. Among the 24,173 people from the national health survey, we investigated the socioeconomic, clinical, and health-related characteristics of 2616 participants aged 19 years and older with suicidal ideation within the previous year. Results In the logistic regression analyses, after adjusting for potentially confounding factors, the odds ratio (OR) for nonuse of MHS was significant in the subjects aged 65 years or older (OR=4.90), aged 50-64 years (OR=2.11), with 10-12 years of education (OR=1.87), widowed (OR=2.75), with economic activity (OR=1.60), with an employment status of paid employee (OR=1.97), without depressive mood (OR=2.73), having not attempted suicide (OR=4.04), and with no reported problems in their usual activities (OR=2.17). Limitations We did not use standardized assessment tools to evaluate suicidal ideation and depressive mood. Conclusions We observed a significant influence of several socioeconomic factors, depressive mood, and suicide attempts on the MHS use of adults with suicidal ideation, based on a nationally representative sample of the Korean population.
KW - Depression
KW - Mental health service
KW - Socioeconomic factor
KW - Suicidal ideation
KW - Suicide attempt
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jad.2016.01.011
DO - 10.1016/j.jad.2016.01.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 26796234
AN - SCOPUS:84960963186
VL - 193
SP - 339
EP - 347
JO - Journal of Affective Disorders
JF - Journal of Affective Disorders
SN - 0165-0327
ER -