Exploring Risk Factors of Suicidal Behaviour among Medical Professionals in the UK: A Retrospective Analysis of Online News Portals

Advances in Research Pub Date : 2024-05-13 DOI:10.9734/air/2024/v25i41083

Maruthi Kalyan Challagundla, Divya Vinnakota, Qazi M. Rahman, A. C. M. Bai, Russell Kabir

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Suicide is a significant global health burden. The demanding nature of the healthcare profession, combined with unique stressors and challengses, puts medical professionals at risk of mental health difficulties, including suicidal ideation and attempts. This study aims to investigate suicidal behaviour among medical professionals in the United Kingdom by reviewing online news portals and focusing on the risk factors associated with suicide. Seven online news portals from the UK were purposefully selected for the study, focusing on news reports of suicides among medical professionals. Only English online news portals were chosen, as English is the standard language in the country. Out of the 61 reports, 37.7% of the reported suicides were among males, and 62.3% were among females. The age distribution of the suicide reports revealed that the majority of the cases are within the 20-30 age range (42.6%). Mental health issues and fear of losing their job were also prominent reasons (24.6%). Suicide among healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom has drawn little attention. Suicide is more prevalent in early adulthood and among female professionals. Nurses, doctors, and junior doctors are more likely to commit suicide.

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探索英国医务人员自杀行为的风险因素：对在线新闻门户网站的回顾性分析

自杀是全球重大的健康负担。医疗保健行业要求苛刻的工作性质，加上独特的压力和挑战，使医疗专业人员面临精神健康困难的风险，包括自杀念头和自杀未遂。本研究旨在通过对在线新闻门户网站进行审查，重点研究与自杀相关的风险因素，从而调查英国医疗专业人员的自杀行为。本研究特意选择了英国的七个在线新闻门户网站，重点关注有关医务人员自杀的新闻报道。由于英语是该国的标准语言，因此只选择了英语在线新闻门户网站。在 61 篇报道中，37.7% 的自杀报道涉及男性，62.3% 涉及女性。自杀报告的年龄分布显示，大多数自杀者的年龄在 20-30 岁之间（42.6%）。心理健康问题和害怕失去工作也是自杀的主要原因（24.6%）。在英国，医疗保健专业人员的自杀很少引起关注。自杀在成年早期和女性专业人员中更为普遍。护士、医生和初级医生更容易自杀。

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