Ruralité et risque de tentatives de suicide et de décès par suicide chez les personnes habitant quatre pays anglophones à revenu élevé: une revue systématique et une méta-analyse

TY - JOUR

T1 - Ruralité et risque de tentatives de suicide et de décès par suicide chez les personnes habitant quatre pays anglophones à revenu élevé

T2 - une revue systématique et une méta-analyse

AU - Barry, Rebecca

AU - Rehm, Jürgen

AU - de Oliveira, Claire

AU - Gozdyra, Peter

AU - Kurdyak, Paul

PY - 2020/7/1

Y1 - 2020/7/1

N2 - Objective: Previous research indicates a potential relationship between rurality and suicide, indicating that those living in rural areas may be at increased risk of suicide. This relationship has not been reviewed systematically. This study aims to determine whether those living in rural areas are more likely to complete or attempt suicide. Method: This systematic review and meta-analysis included observational studies based on people living in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Data sources included PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar from January 2006 to December 2017. Studies must have compared rural and urban suicide or suicide attempts. Nonprimary research articles were excluded. Results: A total of 6,259 studies were identified and 53 were included. Results indicate that males living in rural areas are more likely to complete suicide than their urban counterparts (RR = 1.41, 95% CI, 1.21 to 1.64, I2 = 96%). Females in rural areas are not significantly more likely to complete suicide (RR = 1.16, 95% CI, 0.98 to 1.37, I2 = 79%). Among studies that only reported combined estimates, rural individuals are more likely to complete suicide (RR = 1.22, 95% CI, 1.11 to 1.33, I2 = 98%). There is no association found between rurality and suicide attempts (RR = 0.93, 95% CI, 0.73 to 1.19, I2 = 85%). Conclusions: Those living in rural areas are more likely to complete suicide, with some studies indicating that only rural males are more likely to complete suicide; these findings are relatively consistent across all four countries. Public health initiatives should aim to overcome geographic variation in completed suicide, with a particular focus on rural males.

AB - Objective: Previous research indicates a potential relationship between rurality and suicide, indicating that those living in rural areas may be at increased risk of suicide. This relationship has not been reviewed systematically. This study aims to determine whether those living in rural areas are more likely to complete or attempt suicide. Method: This systematic review and meta-analysis included observational studies based on people living in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Data sources included PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar from January 2006 to December 2017. Studies must have compared rural and urban suicide or suicide attempts. Nonprimary research articles were excluded. Results: A total of 6,259 studies were identified and 53 were included. Results indicate that males living in rural areas are more likely to complete suicide than their urban counterparts (RR = 1.41, 95% CI, 1.21 to 1.64, I2 = 96%). Females in rural areas are not significantly more likely to complete suicide (RR = 1.16, 95% CI, 0.98 to 1.37, I2 = 79%). Among studies that only reported combined estimates, rural individuals are more likely to complete suicide (RR = 1.22, 95% CI, 1.11 to 1.33, I2 = 98%). There is no association found between rurality and suicide attempts (RR = 0.93, 95% CI, 0.73 to 1.19, I2 = 85%). Conclusions: Those living in rural areas are more likely to complete suicide, with some studies indicating that only rural males are more likely to complete suicide; these findings are relatively consistent across all four countries. Public health initiatives should aim to overcome geographic variation in completed suicide, with a particular focus on rural males.

KW - rural

KW - suicide

KW - suicide attempt

KW - systematic review

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078717234&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/0706743720902655

DO - 10.1177/0706743720902655

M3 - Review article

C2 - 31994903

AN - SCOPUS:85078717234

SN - 0706-7437

VL - 65

SP - 441

EP - 447

JO - Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

JF - Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

IS - 7

ER -