Author, as appears in the article.: Barberia, Eneko; Gispert, Rosa; Gallo, Belen; Ribas, Gloria; Puigdefabregas, Anna; Freitas, Adriana; Segu, Elena; Torralba, Pilar; Garcia-Sayago, Francisco; Estarellas, Aina
Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Barberia Marcalain, Eneko / García Sayago, Francisco
Keywords: Vital statistics Suicidio Suicide prevention Suicide Spain Salud pública Registries Quality improvement Public health Mortality Mortalidad Middle aged Medicina forense Male Humans Forensic medicine Female Estadísticas vitales Data accuracy Cause of death Autopsy Aged, 80 and over Aged Adult suicidio suicide salud pública public health mortality mortalidad medicina forense forensic medicine estadísticas vitales
Abstract: Introduction: Monitoring and preventing suicidal behaviour requires, among other data, knowing suicide deaths precisely. They often appear under-reported or misclassified in the official mortality statistics. The aim of this study is to analyse the under-reporting found in the suicide mortality statistics of Tarragona (a province of Catalonia, Spain). Method and materials: The analysis takes into account all suicide deaths that occurred in the Tarragona Area of the Catalan Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (TA-CILMFS) between 2004 and 2012. The sources of information were the death data files of the Catalan Mortality Register, as well as the Autopsies Files of the TA-CILMFS. Suicide rates and sociodemographic profiles were statistically compared between the suicide initially reported and the final one. Results: The mean percentage of non-reported cases in the period was 16.2%, with a minimum percentage of 2.2% in 2005 and a maximum of 26.8% in 2009. The crude mortality rate by suicide rose from 6.6 to 7.9 per 100,000 inhabitants once forensic data were incorporated. Small differences were detected between the socio-demographic profile of the suicide initially reported and the final one. Supplementary information was obtained on the suicide method, which revealed a significant increase in poisoning and suicides involving trains. Conclusions: An exhaustive review of suicide deaths data from forensic sources has led to an improvement in the under-reported statistical information. It also improves the knowledge of the method of suicide and personal characteristics.
Thematic Areas: Psychiatry and mental health Psychiatry Psicología Interdisciplinar Ciencias sociales
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 18889891
Author's mail: eneko.barberia@urv.cat francisco.garcia@urv.cat eneko.barberia@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-5804-3597 0000-0003-0594-8370 0000-0001-5804-3597
Record's date: 2024-10-12
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1888989116300246?via%3Dihub
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Revista De Psiquiatria Y Salud Mental. 11 (4): 227-233
APA: Barberia, Eneko; Gispert, Rosa; Gallo, Belen; Ribas, Gloria; Puigdefabregas, Anna; Freitas, Adriana; Segu, Elena; Torralba, Pilar; Garcia-Sayago, Fran (2018). Mejora de la estadística de mortalidad por suicidio en Tarragona (Cataluña, España) entre 2004 y 2012. [Improving suicide mortality statistics in Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain) between 2004-2012].. Revista De Psiquiatria Y Salud Mental, 11(4), 227-233. DOI: 10.1016/j.rpsm.2016.05.004
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.rpsm.2016.05.004
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2018
Publication Type: Journal Publications