{"title":"巴西圣保罗州老年人自杀率上升:阿尔茨海默病可能是一个风险因素吗?","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.puhe.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>In recent years, there has been an increase in suicide rates in Brazil. From 2015 to 2019, a 34% increase in self-inflicted deaths was observed. The aim of this study was to analyse population data to determine whether some subgroups of the population, specifically the elderly population with Alzheimer's disease, are at a greater risk of suicide.</p></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><p>An analysis of population data was carried out.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Population data from the state of São Paulo, Brazil, were obtained from two platforms: the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE); and the Brazilian Ministry of Health (DataSUS). Data were measured and compared in 2010 and 2022 using the two most recent censuses.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Between 2010 and 2022, the number of registered deaths of patients with Alzheimer's increased by 21.93%. In addition, there was a 100.37% increase in suicides among the elderly population compared to a 37.78% increase in the general population.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In recent years, there has been a notable increase in both suicides among the elderly and mortality rates attributed to Alzheimer's disease within São Paulo state, Brazil. However, it is not possible to conclude that the increase in suicide among the elderly is directly linked to Alzheimer's disease. To determine a correlation between suicide and Alzheimer's disease, further studies are required.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49651,"journal":{"name":"Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Increase in suicide rates in the elderly population of the state of São Paulo, Brazil: Could Alzheimer's disease be a risk factor?\",\"authors\":\"\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.puhe.2024.09.001\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>In recent years, there has been an increase in suicide rates in Brazil. From 2015 to 2019, a 34% increase in self-inflicted deaths was observed. The aim of this study was to analyse population data to determine whether some subgroups of the population, specifically the elderly population with Alzheimer's disease, are at a greater risk of suicide.</p></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><p>An analysis of population data was carried out.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Population data from the state of São Paulo, Brazil, were obtained from two platforms: the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE); and the Brazilian Ministry of Health (DataSUS). Data were measured and compared in 2010 and 2022 using the two most recent censuses.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Between 2010 and 2022, the number of registered deaths of patients with Alzheimer's increased by 21.93%. In addition, there was a 100.37% increase in suicides among the elderly population compared to a 37.78% increase in the general population.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In recent years, there has been a notable increase in both suicides among the elderly and mortality rates attributed to Alzheimer's disease within São Paulo state, Brazil. However, it is not possible to conclude that the increase in suicide among the elderly is directly linked to Alzheimer's disease. To determine a correlation between suicide and Alzheimer's disease, further studies are required.</p></div>\",\"PeriodicalId\":49651,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Public Health\",\"volume\":null,\"pages\":null},\"PeriodicalIF\":3.9000,\"publicationDate\":\"2024-09-11\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Public Health\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"3\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033350624003822\",\"RegionNum\":3,\"RegionCategory\":\"医学\",\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"Q1\",\"JCRName\":\"PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Public Health","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033350624003822","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH","Score":null,"Total":0}
Increase in suicide rates in the elderly population of the state of São Paulo, Brazil: Could Alzheimer's disease be a risk factor?
Objectives
In recent years, there has been an increase in suicide rates in Brazil. From 2015 to 2019, a 34% increase in self-inflicted deaths was observed. The aim of this study was to analyse population data to determine whether some subgroups of the population, specifically the elderly population with Alzheimer's disease, are at a greater risk of suicide.
Study design
An analysis of population data was carried out.
Methods
Population data from the state of São Paulo, Brazil, were obtained from two platforms: the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE); and the Brazilian Ministry of Health (DataSUS). Data were measured and compared in 2010 and 2022 using the two most recent censuses.
Results
Between 2010 and 2022, the number of registered deaths of patients with Alzheimer's increased by 21.93%. In addition, there was a 100.37% increase in suicides among the elderly population compared to a 37.78% increase in the general population.
Conclusions
In recent years, there has been a notable increase in both suicides among the elderly and mortality rates attributed to Alzheimer's disease within São Paulo state, Brazil. However, it is not possible to conclude that the increase in suicide among the elderly is directly linked to Alzheimer's disease. To determine a correlation between suicide and Alzheimer's disease, further studies are required.
期刊介绍:
Public Health is an international, multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal. It publishes original papers, reviews and short reports on all aspects of the science, philosophy, and practice of public health.