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The risk of suicide in healthcare workers in nursing home: An exploratory analysis during COVID-19 epidemic.

Marco TrabucchiJacopo DemurtasNicola VeroneseDiego De LeoChiara Vecchiato

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medicine.medical_specialtyHealth PersonnelPoison controlSuicide preventionOccupational safety and health03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineHealth carePandemicmedicineHumansSociologyEpidemics030214 geriatricsbusiness.industryhealthcare workersSARS-CoV-2OutbreakHuman factors and ergonomicsCOVID-19Ground zeroNursing HomesPsychiatry and Mental healthSuicideFamily medicineGeriatrics and Gerontologybusiness

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In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID‐19) outbreak as global pandemic. Nursing homes were particularly struck by the COVID‐19 outbreak, with some authors considering the COVID‐19 pandemic as the “ground zero” for these structures.

10.1002/gps.5562https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33942373