Table 3 attendance at GP services for mental health problems at one, three and twelve months before the suicide
Attendance at GP services prior to suicide: for mental health problems | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
M1: one month prior to suicide | M2: within three months | M3:within one year prior to suicide | M4:within one year prior to suicide | |
(N = 132)a | (N = 193) | (N = 293) | (N = 293) | |
OR (& 95 % CI) | OR (& 95 % CI) | OR (& 95 % CI) | OR (& 95 % CI) | |
Gender: Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 1.11 (0.24, 5.17) | 1.13 (0.35, 3.64) | 1.70 (0.79, 3.66) | 1.57 (0.67, 3.64) |
Age: <35 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
35–54 | 47.36 (3.58,625.8)** | 12.92 (3.21,52.04)*** | 4.91 (2.49, 9.67)*** | 5.37 (2.57,11.24)*** |
55+ | 4.15 (0.81, 21.16) | 4.24 (1.11, 16.13)* | 1.76 (0.84, 3.71) | 2.06 (0.91, 4.65) |
Living alone: | ||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 1.21 (0.30, 4.89) | 2.46 (0.73, 8.27) | 1.20 (0.65, 2.23) | 0.93 (0.47, 1.82) |
In paid work: no | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
yes | 3.10 (0.45, 21.11) | 2.70 (0.66, 10.98) | 0.61 (0.30, 1.26) | 0.63 (0.29, 1.34) |
Social class: professional | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
(Semi) routine | 4.84 (0.24, 97.33) | 3.44 (0.65, 18.16) | 1.06 (0.32, 3.51) | 0.88 (0.25, 3.10) |
Other | 6.86 (0.30, 159.11) | 3.19 (0.52, 19.39) | 1.63 (0.46, 5.75) | 1.41 (0.38, 5.26) |
Locale: | ||||
Urban | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Large towns | 1.40 (0.29, 6.74) | 1.47 (0.45, 4.81) | 0.86 (0.44, 1.67) | 0.80 (0.39, 1.66) |
Smaller towns | 1.11 (0.16, 7.89) | 0.70 (0.15, 3.26) | 0.23 (0.08, 0.66)* | 0.18 (0.06, 0.58)** |
Rural | 1.13 (0.19, 4.95) | 0.87 (0.25, 3.01) | 0.84 (0.39, 1.79) | 0.99 (0.44, 2.22) |
Prior attempts: no | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 6.76 (3.45, 13.25)*** | |||