Table 2 The odds of COVID-19 stress by suicidality, psychiatric morbidity and psychosocial variables.

From: The impact of COVID-19 stressors on psychological distress and suicidality in a nationwide community survey in Taiwan

n (%)

COVID-19 stressors

Total

p-value

OR(95%CI)

Presence

Absence

Lifetime suicide ideation

   

 < 0.001

 

Yes

161 (16.9)

92 (8)

253 (12.1)

 

2.324 (1.770–3.050)

No

789 (83.1)

1051 (92)

1840 (87.9)

  

Suicide ideation in 1 year

   

 < 0.001

 

Yes

34 (3.6)

11 (1)

45 (2.2)

 

3.716 (1.886–7.320)

No

916 (96.4)

1132 (99)

2048 (97.8)

  

Suicide ideation in 1 month

   

 < 0.001

 

Yes

16 (1.7)

2 (0.2)

18 (0.9)

 

10.310 (2.325–45.716)

No

933 (98.3)

1141 (99.8)

2074 (99.1)

  

Lifetime suicide attempt

   

0.028

 

Yes

25 (2.6)

15 (1.3)

40 (1.9)

 

2.044 (1.074–3.889)

No

925 (97.4)

1129 (98.7)

2054 (98.1)

  

Suicide attempt in 1 year

   

0.676

 

Yes

1 (0.1)

2 (0.2)

3 (0.1)

 

0.554 (0.033–9.210)

No

949 (99.9)

1143 (99.8)

2092 (99.9)

  

Feelings of loneliness

   

 < 0.001

 

Yes

167 (17.6)

70 (6.1)

237 (11.3)

 

3.248 (2.421–4.357)

No

783 (82.4)

1072 (93.9)

1855 (88.7)

  

Future intent to suicide

   

0.026

 

Yes

19 (2)

10 (0.9)

29 (1.4)

 

2.348 (1.093–5.044)

No

912 (98)

1122 (99.1)

2034 (98.6)

  

BSRS-5 scores

   

 < 0.001

 

 < 6 (mental well-being)

853 (89.8)

1117 (97.6)

1970 (94.1)

 

4.696 (3.041–7.252)

\(\ge\) 6 (mental distress)

97 (10.2)

27 (2.4)

124 (5.9)

  

Health self-efficacy

   

 < 0.001

 

0–79

367 (39.5)

266 (23.5)

633 (30.7)

 

0.37 (0.295–0.465)

80–85

345 (37.1)

443 (39.1)

788 (38.2)

 

0.656 (0.529–0.814)

86–100

217 (23.4)

424 (37.4)

641 (31.1)

  
  1. All the above-mentioned data were weighted; missing data were excluded for analysis.
  2. BSRS-5: The Five-item Brief Symptom Rating Scale; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.