Keywords
Mental health
Health workers
Suicidal ideation
Self-injurious behavior
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Abstract
Objective: To analyze the global prevalence of suicidal ideation and behavior, its related and protective factors for health workers (HS). Methods: This systematic review followed the PRISMA guide, registered in PROSPERO with registration CRD42023390093. The searches took place in PubMed, PsycInfo, MedRXiv and PsyArxiv and in Rayyan CORD-19. Included were: (1) primary research on suicidal behavior in TS during the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) results submitted/published in peer-reviewed journals and (3) quantitative studies. The following were excluded: secondary reports, duplicates and studies with different outcomes. The RStudio statistical software was used to perform statistical tests and proportion meta-analysis. In total, 9,913 studies were found. Results: Prevalence of suicidal behavior among TS in the context of the pandemic of 7% (P = 0.07; 0.05 – 0.10 CI 95% p = 0.01 10 studies, 41,212 participants) and 6% (P = 0.06; 0.04-0.11, 8 studies, 64,119 participants), respectively. The characteristics most found in the ICS samples were female professionals, in the second or third decade of life, with exhaustive working hours, a history of mental illness, nurses and who frequently experienced loneliness. Final considerations: Therefore, special attention should be given to the risk of suicide among healthcare workers.
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