Pandemic Grief and Suicidal Ideation in Latin American Countries: A Network Analysis

• Autores: Caycho-Rodríguez, Tomás, Baños-Chaparro, Jonatan, Ventura-León, José, Lee, Sherman A., Vilca, Lindsey W., Carbajal-León, Carlos, Yupanqui-Lorenzo, Daniel E., Valencia, Pablo D., Reyes-Bossio, Mario, Oré-Kovacs, Nicol, Rojas-Jara, Claudio, Gallegos, Miguel, Polanco-Carrasco, Roberto, Cervigni, Mauricio, Martino, Pablo, Lobos-Rivera, Marlon Elías, Moreta-Herrera, Rodrigo, Palacios Segura, Diego Alejandro, Samaniego-Pinho, Antonio, Buschiazzo Figares, Andrés, Puerta-Cortés, Diana Ximena, Camargo, Andrés, Torales, Julio, Monge Blanco, José Arkangel, González, Pedronel, Smith-Castro, Vanessa, Petzold-Rodriguez, Olimpia, Calderón, Raymundo, Matute Rivera, Wendy Yamilet, Ferrufino-Borja, Daniela, Muñoz-del-Carpio-Toia, Agueda, Palacios, Jorge, Burgos-Videla, Carmen, Florez León, Ana María Eduviges, Vergara, Ibeth, Vega, Diego, Schulmeyer, Marion K., Urrutia Rios, Hassell Tatiana, Lira Lira, Arelly Esther, Barria-Asenjo, Nicol A., Ayala-Colqui, Jesús, Hualparuca-Olivera, Luis
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
• Repositorio: UPC-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/673554
• Enlace del recurso: http://hdl.handle.net/10757/673554
• Nivel de acceso: acceso embargado
• Materia: COVID-19; Latin America; network; pandemic grief; suicidal ideation

This study aimed to characterize the network structure of pandemic grief symptoms and suicidal ideation in 2174 people from eight Latin American countries. Pandemic grief and suicidal ideation were measured using the Pandemic Grief Scale and a single item, respectively. Network analysis provides an in-depth characterization of symptom-symptom interactions within mental disorders. The results indicated that, “desire to die,” “apathy” and “absence of sense of life” are the most central symptoms in a pandemic grief symptom network; therefore, these symptoms could be focal elements for preventive and treatment efforts. Suicidal ideation, the wish to die, and the absence of meaning in life had the strongest relationship. In general, the network structure did not differ among the participating countries. It identifies specific symptoms within the network that may increase the likelihood of their co-occurrence and is useful at the therapeutic level.