Open AccessAssociation of Visual Impairment with Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Rajesh Kannan Sivakumar,
Vishnu Vardhan Yenuganti,
Maria Annita Tellcott Solomon,
T. R. Rajsri,
Janana Priya G.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.1177/02537176221087124
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , odds ratio , meta analysis , medicine , association (psychology) , incidence (geometry) , cochrane library , visual impairment , poison control , psychiatry , clinical psychology , odds , suicide prevention , psychology , logistic regression , environmental health , physics , optics , psychotherapist
Worldwide, there is an increase in the incidence of suicide each year. Suicide attempts are estimated to be more frequent than actual suicide mortality. One potential contributor to suicide risk is the presence of sensory impairments (visual or hearing impairments). The present review aimed to assess the direction and strength of the association between visual impairment (VI) and the risk of suicidal behavior.