Table 3.
Comparison of suicidal ideation, other psychological problems, and mood assessment between COVID-19 callers and non-COVID-19 callers [n (%)].
| Assessment | All callers | COVID-19 callers | Non-COVID-19 callers | χ2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 1,154) | (n = 541) | (n = 613) | |||
| Suicidal ideation | 65.91 | <0.001 | |||
| No suicidal ideation | 458 (39.7) | 282 (52.1) | 176 (28.7) | ||
| Ideation without plan | 552 (47.8) | 207 (38.3) | 345 (56.3) | ||
| Ideation with plan | 144 (12.5) | 52 (9.6) | 92 (15.0) | ||
| History of suicidal behavior | 239 (27.8) | 100 (24.0) | 139 (31.3) | 5.65 | 0.017 |
| Substance misuse | 73 (8.9) | 32 (8.0) | 41 (9.7) | 0.75 | 0.390 |
| Severe physical illness | 84 (10.2) | 41 (10.3) | 43 (10.2) | 0.003 | 0.958 |
| Chronic life events | 528 (64.5) | 234 (58.8) | 294 (69.8) | 10.89 | 0.001 |
| Physical/sexual abuse | 130 (16.0) | 54 (13.6) | 76 (18.2) | 3.19 | 0.074 |
| Fear of assault | 148 (18.2) | 52 (13.1) | 96 (23.0) | 13.46 | <0.001 |
| Acute life events | 459 (56.2) | 221 (55.7) | 238 (56.7) | 0.08 | 0.774 |
| History of suicidal behavior of family members or friends | 360 (44.4) | 172 (43.5) | 188 (45.2) | 0.22 | 0.637 |
| (x̄ ± s) | (x̄ ± s) | (x̄ ± s) | t | p | |
| Psychological distress | 76.89 ± 21.42 | 74.33 ± 22.60 | 79.10 ± 20.11 | −3.56 | <0.001 |
| Hopefulness | 37.05 ± 30.67 | 41.09 ± 31.36 | 33.56 ± 29.65 | 3.84 | <0.001 |
| Severity of depression | 61.58 ± 22.31 | 57.85 ± 23.54 | 65.09 ± 20.51 | −4.72 | <0.001 |
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | z | p | |
| Intensity of suicidal ideationa | 40 (0,75) | 0 (0,60) | 50 (0,80) | −8.07 | <0.001 |
a
Given the skewed distribution of the intensity of suicidal ideation, we used the Mann-Whitney U test.