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{"title":"The influence of removing the 10-minute bout requirement on the demographic, behaviour and health profiles of Canadian adults who meet the physical activity recommendations.","authors":"Stephanie A Prince,&nbsp;Karen C Roberts,&nbsp;Justin J Lang,&nbsp;Gregory P Butler,&nbsp;Rachel C Colley","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202200800001-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202200800001-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Recently, the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults were released, and included a revised physical activity (PA) recommendation. The recommendation of 150 minutes per week of moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) was revised, from requiring that MVPA be accrued in bouts of 10 minutes or more (bouted) to having no bout requirement (non-bouted). The objective of this study was to assess whether there were differences in sociodemographic, health and fitness characteristics of Canadians who met the bouted and non-bouted PA recommendations.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>Using adult (aged 18 to 79 years) accelerometer data from three combined cycles of the nationally representative Canadian Health Measures Survey (N = 7,102), this study compared adherence to the bouted and non-bouted recommendations. Differences in sociodemographic, health and fitness measures were assessed using independent t-tests and chi-squares. Multivariate linear and logistic regressions controlling for age, sex, household education and smoking examined associations with health and fitness measures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>More adults met the PA recommendation using the non-bouted versus bouted (45.3% vs. 18.5%) requirement. Characteristics of those who met the bouted and only the non-bouted recommendations were similar. Exceptions among those who met only the non-bouted recommendation compared with meeting the bouted recommendation included fewer adults aged 65 years and older; lower MVPA, recreation PA and transport PA; and higher sedentary time, light PA and grip strength.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Although the removal of the 10-minute bout requirement increased the proportion of Canadian adults who met the PA recommendation, there were no substantial differences in the sociodemographic and health characteristics of the populations captured by the bouted and non-bouted definitions. Results help to inform the transition in reporting for PA surveillance.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"33 8","pages":"3-18"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40721859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sex differences in suicide mortality in Newfoundland and Labrador: An observational study with medical examiner data from 1997 to 2016.","authors":"Margo M Wilson,&nbsp;Nathaniel J Pollock,&nbsp;Nicole D Power,&nbsp;Yordan Karaivanov,&nbsp;Shree Mulay,&nbsp;Charlene Reccord","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202200800003-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202200800003-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Globally, the suicide rate is two times higher for males than for females. Previous studies in Newfoundland and Labrador did not examine age-specific rates by sex. The objectives of this study were to determine suicide rates by sex and age group and to compare the demographic and clinical characteristics of males and females who died by suicide.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>This observational study analyzed a routinely collected dataset based on all medical examiner-determined suicide deaths among people aged 10 years and older in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, between 1997 and 2016. Age-standardized and age-specific suicide rates and rate ratios were calculated based on the number of deaths during the period, and descriptive statistics were used to compare demographic and clinical characteristics between males and females.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The age-standardized suicide rate was 4.6 times higher among males than females and was higher for males in most age groups. Rates were highest in the young adult age groups for males (20 to 24 years) and females (35 to 39 years). Males who died by suicide were more likely to be from a rural community and to have died by firearm; females were more likely to die by self-poisoning and to have had a mental illness or substance use history.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>The results are broadly consistent with previous research, though this is the first study to report age-specific suicide rates among females across the life course in Newfoundland and Labrador. The results underscore the need to design public health and clinical interventions that account for sex differences in suicide risks.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"33 8","pages":"31-38"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40721861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correlates of vaping among adolescents in Canada.","authors":"Michelle Rotermann,&nbsp;Heather Gilmour","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202200700003-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202200700003-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Vaping is more prevalent among younger than older Canadians. While vaping is less harmful than combustible tobacco, it is not without health risk.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>Data from the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth were used to estimate vaping prevalence. Logistic regression models assessed the association of sociodemographic, youth, parenting and peer factors with vaping. The 2020 Canadian Community Health Survey identified adolescents who reported vaping before tobacco smoking. Data from the 2019 Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey were used to examine vaping of e-liquids containing nicotine and flavours.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Vaping rates for 15- to 17-year-olds were nearly four times (21.3%) higher than those of 12- to 14-year-olds (5.4%). Two-thirds (66.1%) of 12- to 17-year-olds who had used both tobacco and e-cigarettes reported trying e-cigarettes first. E-liquids containing nicotine were used by 89.3% of 15- to 19-year-olds who reported vaping in the past 30 days; comparable with older adults. For both younger and older adolescents, having friends who engaged in negative behaviours, having been employed, and having consumed alcohol increased the odds. For 12- to 14-year-olds, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was a risk factor, whereas having parents who usually knew who they were with and higher relatedness scores were protective. Among older adolescents, being male, being Canadian-born, having lower grades, and using tobacco or cannabis increased the odds of vaping.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>An adolescent's risk of vaping was most strongly correlated with other substance use, although other youth, parenting and peer characteristics also mattered. Because most of the data presented were collected before the COVID-19 pandemic and new vaping regulations, ongoing monitoring remains important.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"33 7","pages":"24-35"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40525623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence trends and factors associated with vaping in Ontario (2015 to 2018) and Quebec (2017 to 2019), Canada.","authors":"Christine D Czoli,&nbsp;Gabriella Luongo,&nbsp;Trevor Mischki","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202200700002-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202200700002-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Robust surveillance of vaping product use (with or without nicotine) in Canada has been limited by the use of multiple tools with varying designs and content. The objective of the current study was to examine trends over time in vaping prevalence and to examine associated factors using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS).</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>Trends in the prevalence of past-30-day vaping over time were examined using data available from optional modules of the CCHS for Ontario from 2015 to 2018 and for Quebec from 2017 to 2019. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine correlates of vaping in Quebec (2019) and Ontario (2018).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Vaping increased in Quebec from 3.4% (233,000) in 2017 to 4.2% (296,000) in 2018 and 4.7% (333,000) in 2019. In Ontario, vaping remained stable in the years 2015 (3.1% or 357,000), 2016 (2.7% or 311,000) and 2017 (2.7% or 309,000), then increased in 2018 (3.4% or 404,000). Increases in vaping in both provinces were driven by youth. Vaping was significantly associated with young age and cigarette smoking in both provinces, as well as with cannabis use in the past 12 months among Quebec respondents.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>In both provinces, increases in youth vaping were observed in recent years, and this is consistent with national trends. Study findings further our understanding of vaping behaviour and highlight the utility of the CCHS as an additional tool for surveillance of vaping product use among Canadians.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"33 7","pages":"13-23"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40525622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risk of non-medical drug overdose following prescription of opioids post-injury: A retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Alex Zheng,&nbsp;Aamir Bharmal,&nbsp;Fahra Rajabali,&nbsp;Kate Turcotte,&nbsp;Larry Thomas,&nbsp;Len Garis,&nbsp;Ian Pike","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202200700001-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202200700001-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There has been increasing scrutiny of opioid prescribing following injury because of concerns that prescribed opioids may contribute to addiction and overdose. This study aimed to better understand the relationship between injury, opioids prescribed before and after injury, and non-medical drug poisoning.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>Working age (15 to 65 years old) residents of British Columbia's Fraser Health region with an injury that involved an emergency department visit were included. Factors examined included the prescription of opioid and opioid agonist therapy (OAT) medications before and after injury, age, sex, work-related injuries, and socioeconomic status, as well as how they were associated with non-medical drug poisoning risk and post-injury prescriptions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Opioid-naive individuals (those without an opioid prescription captured before their injury) who were prescribed OAT medication-a marker of opioid use disorder-following their injury had a higher risk of subsequent non-medical drug poisoning (Hazard ratio (HR): 21.4 to 22.4 compared with opioid-naive individuals without an opioid or OAT prescription). Post-injury opioid prescription in these individuals increased poisoning risk (HR: 1.27 compared with those without a prescription). Being of male sex (HR: 1.80), being younger (HR: 0.76 for every 10-year increase in age) and living in the lowest-income neighbourhoods (HR: 1.44 compared with the middle quintile) increased poisoning risk. Compared with injuries sustained outside of work, work-related injuries reduced risk (HR: 0.62).</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Among a cohort of British Columbians visiting emergency departments following an injury, opioid prescribing in patients who were opioid-naive appears to be a minor contributor to non-medical drug poisoning, particularly when compared with other patient factors, such as being male, being younger and having a low socioeconomic status.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"33 7","pages":"3-12"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40525621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence of prescription and non-prescription polypharmacy by frailty and sex among middle-aged and older Canadians.","authors":"Daniel A Harris,&nbsp;Yanling Guo,&nbsp;Nardine Nakhla,&nbsp;Mina Tadrous,&nbsp;David B Hogan,&nbsp;Deirdre Hennessy,&nbsp;Kellie Langlois,&nbsp;Rochelle Garner,&nbsp;Sarah Leslie,&nbsp;Susan E Bronskill,&nbsp;George Heckman,&nbsp;Colleen J Maxwell","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202200600001-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202200600001-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Estimates of polypharmacy have primarily been derived from prescription claims, and less is known about the use of non-prescription medications (alone or in combination with prescription medications) across the frailty spectrum or by sex. Our objectives were to estimate the prevalence of polypharmacy (total, prescription, non-prescription, and concurrent prescription and non-prescription) overall, and by frailty, sex and broad age group.</p><p><strong>Data: </strong>Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 5, 2016 to 2017.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Among Canadians aged 40 to 79 years, all prescription and non-prescription medications used in the month prior to the survey were documented. Polypharmacy was defined as using five or more medications total (prescription and non-prescription), prescription only and non-prescription only. Concurrent prescription and non-prescription use was defined as two or more and three or more of each. Frailty was defined using a 31-item frailty index (FI) and categorized as non-frail (FI ≤ 0.1) and pre-frail or frail (FI > 0.1). Survey-weighted descriptive statistics were calculated overall and age standardized.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We analyzed 2,039 respondents, representing 16,638,026 Canadians (mean age of 56.9 years; 51% women). Overall, 52.4% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 47.3 to 57.4) were defined as pre-frail or frail. Age-standardized estimates of total polypharmacy, prescription polypharmacy and concurrent prescription and non-prescription medication use were significantly higher among pre-frail or frail versus non-frail adults (e.g., total polypharmacy: 64.1% versus 31.8%, respectively). Polypharmacy with non-prescription medications was common overall (20.5% [95% CI = 16.1 to 25.8]) and greater among women, but did not differ significantly by frailty.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Polypharmacy and concurrent prescription and non-prescription medication use were common among Canadian adults, especially those who were pre-frail or frail. Our findings highlight the importance of considering non-prescribed medications when measuring the exposure to medications and the potential risk for adverse outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"33 6","pages":"3-16"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40632508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hospitalization related to chronic hepatitis B and C in recent immigrants in Canada: An immigration administrative data-linked, population-based cohort study.","authors":"Edward Ng,&nbsp;Jacklyn Quinlan,&nbsp;George Giovinazzo,&nbsp;Maria Syoufi,&nbsp;Dominique Elien Massenat,&nbsp;Claudia Sanmartin,&nbsp;Curtis Cooper","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202200600003-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202200600003-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Canadian immigrants from countries where the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are endemic may be at higher risk of liver-related disease than Canadian-born residents. This study compared HBV- and HCV-related hospitalizations in Canadian immigrants (arriving from 1980 to 2013) and long-term residents (Canadian-born population and pre-1980 immigrants) and aimed to describe the burden of disease in both groups.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Based on the 2004/2005-to-2013/2014 hospital Discharge Abstract Database linked to the 1980-to-2013 Longitudinal Immigration Database, this descriptive cross-sectional study examined the distribution of HBV- and HCV-related hospitalizations, lengths of stay, comorbidities, and sequelae incurred by immigrants and long-term residents in Canada. With a linkage rate of 85%, 5,854,949 immigrants were included in the study. Proportions of HBV- and HCV-related hospitalizations attributable to immigrants were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>By birth country risk level, 22% of HBV-related hospital events among recent immigrants, and 20% of those related to HCV, were among people from high-risk countries. Proportionally, fewer immigrants had comorbidities than long-term residents. The top two hospital-related sequelae in both groups were cirrhosis and ascites, and liver cancer. While immigrants made up 16% of the Canadian population, they incurred 37% of HBV-related hospitalizations and 9% of HCV-related hospitalizations, giving ratios of hepatitis-related hospitalizations relative to the population share of 2.3 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.2 to 2.5) and 0.5 (95% CI: 0.5 to 0.6) respectively. These ratios were higher among seniors, at 4.4 (95% CI: 3.9 to 4.9) and 2.3 (95% CI: 1.9 to 2.6), respectively.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Immigrants can require hospitalization for hepatitis in Canada, especially for HBV. These results may inform health screening for HBV or HCV in the Canadian immigration context.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"33 6","pages":"30-45"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40632510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Measuring progress in cancer survival across Canadian provinces: Extending the cancer survival index to further evaluate cancer control efforts.","authors":"Larry F Ellison","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202200600002-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202200600002-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A comprehensive evaluation of progress in cancer survival for all cancer types combined in Canada has recently been accomplished. An analogous evaluation across Canadian provinces has yet to be conducted.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>Data from 1992 to 2017 are from the population-based Canadian Cancer Registry death-linked analytic file. Provincial cancer survival index (CSI) estimates were calculated as the weighted sum of the sex- and cancer-specific age-standardized provincial net survival estimates. Provincial sex-specific CSI estimates were calculated separately using sex-specific cancer type weights. Data availability (Quebec) and sufficiency (Prince Edward Island and the territories) issues precluded CSI calculations for all jurisdictions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For the most recent period, 2013 to 2017, the five-year CSI was highest in Ontario (64.1%) and Alberta (63.3%), and lowest in Nova Scotia (60.8%). Significant progress in the five-year CSI since the period from 1992 to 1996 was observed in each province; the largest increases occurred in Alberta (8.7 percentage points) and Ontario (8.6 percentage points). Alberta's increase improved its relative provincial ranking from eighth to second. The influence of prostate cancer on provincial changes in the CSI since the period from 2003 to 2007 varied considerably from strongly counterproductive in New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia because of decreasing prostate cancer survival, to strongly productive in Manitoba.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Significant progress has been made in five-year cancer survival for all cancers combined since the early 1990s in each Canadian province studied. However, the magnitude of the progress has not been uniform across the provinces, and the cancer and sex combinations that have most influenced it have varied by province and period.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"33 6","pages":"17-29"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40632509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical activity habits of Canadians.","authors":"R. Colley, Jenny Watt","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202200500003-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202200500003-eng","url":null,"abstract":"Background\u0000Canadian and international research has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in health behaviours, including physical activity.\u0000\u0000\u0000Methods\u0000The Canadian Community Health Survey asked Canadian youth (12 to 17 years) and adults (18 years and older) to report the amount of time they spent in the past seven days engaged in physical activity across the following domains: recreation, transportation, household or occupation, and school (youth only). The present analysis compares the physical activity from two cross-sectional samples collected during the fall of 2018 (n=13,482) and the fall of 2020 (n=27,234).\u0000\u0000\u0000Results\u0000Youth reported accumulating, on average, two hours less physical activity per week in the fall of 2020 compared with the fall of 2018 (-129 minutes per week). The percentage of youth meeting the Canadian physical activity recommendation for children and youth dropped from 50.8% in the fall of 2018 to 37.2% in the fall of 2020. Physical activity decreased more among youth living in urban (-135 minutes per week) compared with rural (-86 minutes per week) areas. Physical activity decreased more among youth from Ontario (-168 minutes per week), Quebec (-121 minutes per week) and the Prairies (-106 minutes per week) compared with youth from the Atlantic provinces (-38 minutes per week) and British Columbia (-75 minutes per week). There was no change in the percentage of adults aged 18 and older meeting the Canadian physical activity recommendation between the fall of 2018 (52.7%) and the fall of 2020 (53.3%). Weekly physical activity was stable between fall 2018 and fall 2020 among 18 to 49 year olds, while significant increases were observed among adults aged 50 to 64 years (+41 minutes per week), 65 to 79 years (+55 minutes per week) and 80+ years (+20 minutes per week). Increases in physical activity among adults were statistically significant only among non-immigrant, non-Indigenous, those not designated as a visible minority, those living in urban areas and those with a postsecondary degree.\u0000\u0000\u0000Interpretation\u0000The COVID-19 pandemic had a detrimental impact on the physical activity of youth but not adults. The findings of this study add to a growing body of evidence that shows the considerable impact the pandemic has had on many aspects of Canadian life, including physical activity.","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"33 5 1","pages":"22-33"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41507508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence of suicidal ideation among adults in Canada: Results of the second Survey on COVID-19 and mental health.","authors":"Li Liu, Nathaniel J. Pollock, Gisèle Contreras, L. Tonmyr, Wendy Thompson","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202200500002-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202200500002-eng","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction\u0000Data from the first round of the nationally representative Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health (SCMH) revealed that the prevalence of recent suicidal ideation in the fall of 2020 in Canada did not differ significantly from that in the pre-pandemic period in 2019. The objective of the present study was to reassess the prevalence of recent suicidal ideation in the spring of 2021.\u0000\u0000\u0000Methods\u0000The prevalence of suicidal ideation among adults in Canada was examined using the 2021 SCMH (conducted between February 1 and May 7, 2021), and it was compared with the prevalence in the 2019 Canadian Community Health Survey. Unadjusted logistic regression analysis was used to assess the differential likelihood of reporting suicidal ideation in population subgroups.\u0000\u0000\u0000Results\u0000Among adults in Canada, the prevalence of suicidal ideation since the pandemic began was 4.2%, which was significantly higher than the pre-pandemic prevalence of 2.7% in 2019. A statistically significant increase in prevalence was observed among females and males, age groups younger than 65, and several other sociodemographic groups, as well as in British Columbia, the Prairie provinces and Ontario. People who were younger than 65 years, were born in Canada, had lower educational attainment, or were never married were significantly more likely to report suicidal ideation than others during the pandemic.\u0000\u0000\u0000Conclusion\u0000As the second year of the pandemic began, the prevalence of recent suicidal ideation in Canada was higher than it had been before the pandemic in 2019. Continuous monitoring of suicide-related outcomes and risks is necessary so that population-level changes can be detected and inform public health action.","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"33 5 1","pages":"13-21"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45913127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}