The association between the meteorological factors and the daily number of patients who visited an emergency department after suicide attempts
- Author:
Jae Yeong MYEONG
1
;
Juneyoung LEE
;
Sang Hyun PARK
;
Seon Hee WOO
;
Daehee KIM
;
Seung Hwan SEOL
;
Woon Jeong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2021;32(4):299-306
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Objective:This study was conducted to investigate the association between meteorological factors and the number of patients who visited an emergency department after suicide attempts daily.
Methods:We conducted a retrospective analysis study of 359 patients who visited an emergency department after suicide attempts from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2016. We used the Poisson regression model to analyze the association.
Results:Three hundred and fifty-nine patients were enrolled in this study. According to the Poisson regression analysis, the average temperature on the day of visit (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.038; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.018-1.058), relative humidity (aOR, 0.987; 95% CI, 0.976-0.997), and solar radiation (aOR, 0.965; 95% CI, 0.939-0.993) were meteorological factors associated with the daily number of patients in the non-violent suicidal attempt group.
Conclusion:This study showed that meteorological factors are associated with the number of patients who visited an emergency department after suicide attempts daily.
