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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Factors Related to Psychological Distress in Suicide Prevention Supporters during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Masana Ujihara, Hirokazu Tachikawa, Asumi Takahashi, Towa Gen, Yoshinori Cho

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Masana UjiharaGraduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8575, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2423-3127
Hirokazu TachikawaDepartment of Disaster and Community Psychiatry, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8575, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8809-3472
Asumi TakahashiSchool of Humanities, Hokusei Gakuen University, Sapporo 004-8631, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3076-889X
Towa GenDepartment of Psychiatry, Nanao Hospital, Tokyo 191-0055, Japan.
Yoshinori ChoDepartment of Psychiatry, Teikyo University, Tokyo 173-8606, Japan.
University of Tsukuba · JPHokusei Gakuen University · JPNanao hospital · JPTeikyo University · JP

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Abstract

purposePsychological distress and related factors in suicide prevention supporters during the COVID-19 pandemic were clarified.

methodsA web-based survey for supporters from helplines or psychiatric institutions was conducted from May to July 2021. It included items about profession, stress and anxiety, and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.

results818 participants were analyzed. Psychological distress was significantly higher among healthcare workers in psychiatric institutions than among helpline volunteers. The factor most related to psychological distress in both professions was insufficient rest with overwork. Distress in helpline volunteers was related to their lack of ability to support people with suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, excessive media coverage related to COVID-19, and trouble dealing with complainers. Distress in healthcare workers was related to their lack of ability to provide sufficient support to their clients due to infection prevention measures.

conclusionPsychological distress among suicide prevention supporters during the pandemic has been affected by overwork, the fact that helpline volunteers cannot be trained in suicide prevention, and the fact that healthcare workers can only provide insufficient support to their clients due to infection prevention measures. To maintain suicide prevention during pandemics, it is necessary to implement measures that are tailored to the factors of psychological distress in supporters.

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COVID-19Psychological DistressAnxietyHealth PersonnelHumansPandemicsSuicide PreventionCOVID-19healthcare workerhelpline volunteerpsychological distresssuicide prevention

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