SynthesisFrontiers in public health2024
Assessment of the relationship between living alone and suicidal behaviors based on prospective studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Insights into middle-aged men (40-70) who died by suicide: a nationwide mixed methods study in the Netherlands.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic Disparities in the Relationship between Living Alone and Suicide Ideation among Older Adults.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
- Suicide and sociodemographic factors among older adults in Norway: a register-based study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- The relationship between suicidal behavior and hematological inflammatory parameters: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The Double Burden of Isolation and Unemployment: Suicide Risk in Structurally Vulnerable Populations in Japan-A Case Study of Akita Prefecture (2018-2022).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Loneliness and Suicidal Ideation/Behaviour: A Longitudinal Study in a Large German Population Sample.Clinical psychology & psychotherapyArticle
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Abstract
Suicide, a global health concern, can be influenced by living arrangements. Hence, the objective of this systematic review was to assess the extent of the association between living alone and suicidal behaviors. We conducted a comprehensive search across eight databases for prospective studies. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals were pooled using Stata software. Nine large-scale prospective studies with 3,663,205 participants proved eligible. The results of the meta-analysis showed that the pooled prevalence of living alone was 32%. Living alone was associated with suicide attempts and suicide death even after adjusting for all potential confounding factors (AHR = 1.45, 95%
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