Mortality in people with mental disorders in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide, register-based cohort study.

Mortality in people with mental disorders in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide, register-based cohort study.

Publication date: Jan 01, 2025

People with mental disorders in Poland have increased standardized mortality ratios (SMRs). This is the first study to assess all-cause mortality in people with mental disorders in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. A nationwide, register-based cohort study utilizing data from the registry of healthcare services (2011-2020) and the all-cause death registry (2021) in Poland was conducted. Individuals who were consulted or hospitalized in public mental healthcare facilities and received at least one diagnosis of mental disorders (ICD-10) from 2011 to 2020 were identified. SMRs were compared between people with a history of mental disorder and the general population. SMRs for the pandemic period were also compared with prepandemic SMRs calculated for 2019. No significant differences in SMRs were observed overall between 2021 and 2019. A minor increase in SMR was observed in 2021 for people treated only in outpatient mental health clinics. In 2021, a significant decrease in SMRs was shown for individuals with diagnoses from groups F10-F19 and F20-F29, and a significant increase in SMRs was observed for those with diagnoses from group F40-F48. SMRs for people with any mental disorder in Poland in 2021 remained at comparable levels to those in 2019.

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Concepts Keywords
F19 Adult
Outpatient Aged
Poland Cause of Death
Cohort Studies
COVID-19
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders
Middle Aged
Poland
Registries

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH mental disorders
disease MESH COVID-19 pandemic
disease MESH death
disease IDO history
disease MESH Cause of Death

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