Abstract : Objective: Among the
postcrisis suicide prevention programmes, brief contact interventions
(BCIs) have been proven to be efficient. VigilanS generalizes to a whole
French region a BCI combining resource cards, telephone calls and
sending postcards, according to a predefined algorithm. However, a major
problem in suicide prevention is the suicide reattempt, which can lead
to final suicide. Here, we analyse the suicide reattempt in VigilanS.
Methods: The study concerned patients included in VigilanS over the
period from 1 st January 2015 to 31 December 2018, with an end of
follow-up on 1 st July 2019. We performed a series of descriptive
analyses, survival curves and regressions. The outcome was the suicide
reattempt, and the predictive variables were the characteristics of the
patient at entry and during follow-up in VigilanS. Age and sex were
considered as adjustment variables.
Results: 11879 inclusions occurred during the study period,
corresponding to 10666 different patients, among which 905 reattempted
suicide. More than half were primary suicide attempters (53.4%). A
significant relationship with suicide reattempt was identified for the
following characteristics: being a non-primary suicide attempter, having
attempted suicide by voluntary drug intoxication and phlebotomy,
alcohol consumption among primary suicide attempters, and having no
companion at the Accepted manuscript: Authors' Copy ETHICS APPROVAL AND
CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE emergency room visit among non-primary suicide
attempters. Hanging (as suicide method), having made no call to VigilanS
were protective factors.
Conclusion: This study provides us with a valuable insight into the
profiles of patients repeating a SA, which is important for suicide
prevention in general.
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Dernière modification le : samedi 24 juillet 2021 - 03:47:12
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