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Roe E, Smith B. Practical strategies for care of individuals impacted by suicide in the emergency department: A narrative review. Int Emerg Nurs 2024; 74:101444. [PMID: 38626555 DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2024.101444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
Abstract
Introduction Suicide is among the leading causes of death and nurses care for survivors of suicide at many points in their grief journey. Every individual who dies by suicide leaves behind multiple affected survivors and how they are cared for immediately following the suicide influences how they cope with the death. The purpose of this article is to make recommendations for the care of survivors of suicide loss in the emergency department. METHODS A narrative review of the current literature was conducted using the databases CINAHL and ProQuest. Articles focused on survivors of suicide loss and their care in the immediate period after the death were utilized. RESULTS Four hundred and twenty-nine articles were found. Applying established inclusion and exclusion criteria and quality assessment using the SANSA guideline, 29 were included in the review. DISCUSSION Three themes were identified: 1. Risks for suicide in survivors of suicide loss; 2. Interventions in the immediate period after suicide loss; and 3. Active suicide postvention as suicide prevention. Emergency department nurses need to have the ability to readily assess and recognize the survivors of suicide loss who are at higher risk for complicated grieving, and providing rapid and immediate services and resources will help promote coping and positive mental health outcomes in survivors.
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- Elizabeth Roe
- Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Road, BA 236, University Center, MI 48710, United states, Saginaw County Sheriff's Department.
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- Barb Smith Suicide Resource and Response Network, Saginaw County Sheriff's Department, United states.
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Leaune E, Rouzé H, Lestienne L, Bislimi K, Chalancon B, Morgiève M, Grandgenèvre P, Vaiva G, Laplace N, Poulet E, Haesebaert J. The Needs, Use and Expectations of People Bereaved by Suicide Regarding Online Resources: An Online Survey. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:12156. [PMID: 36231459 PMCID: PMC9566504 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Online resources constitute a new and effective way to obtain support or information during bereavement processes. However, little is known about the needs, use and expectations of people bereaved by suicide regarding online resources. METHOD The objective of our national cross-sectional online survey was to collect the use, needs and expectations of people bereaved by suicide regarding online resources. The data were collected from July to October 2021 through a 26-item online questionnaire hosted on the website LimeSurvey. RESULTS A total of 401 respondents fully completed the questionnaire. Their mean age was 45.7. The majority of participants were women bereaved by the suicide of their child or partner. Half of the participants were bereaved for less than 3 years and benefited from counselling during their bereavement process. Three-quarters of the participants used the Internet for their bereavement process, mainly to obtain information on suicide bereavement and suicide prevention and to access testimonies of other people bereaved by suicide. Three-quarters of the participants found that available online resources for people bereaved by suicide are insufficient and expected a dedicated web platform to be developed. Finding information on suicide bereavement and on suicide prevention, discussing with a mental health professional and accessing testimonies of other people bereaved by suicide were expected by a majority of the participants regarding the future platform. Receiving counselling and being bereaved by the death of a child were the most important factors in explaining patterns of use and expectations regarding online resources. DISCUSSION Our results offer precise insights into the needs, use and expectations of people bereaved by suicide regarding online resources. The development of web platforms offering access to reliable information on suicide bereavement and on suicide prevention to peers bereaved by suicide and help to seek counselling are urgently needed.
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- Edouard Leaune
- Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, 69678 Bron, France
- INSERM, U1028, CNRS, UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Psychiatric Disorders: From Resistance to Response—PSYR2 Team, 69000 Lyon, France
- Groupement d’Etude et de Prévention du Suicide, 29200 Brest, France
- Research on Healthcare Performance RESHAPE, INSERM U1290, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Research on Healthcare Performance RESHAPE, INSERM U1290, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
- Service Recherche et Epidémiologie Cliniques, Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69003 Lyon, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, 69678 Bron, France
- INSERM, U1028, CNRS, UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Psychiatric Disorders: From Resistance to Response—PSYR2 Team, 69000 Lyon, France
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- Groupement d’Etude et de Prévention du Suicide, 29200 Brest, France
- Cermes3, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Inserm, 75006 Paris, France
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- Groupement d’Etude et de Prévention du Suicide, 29200 Brest, France
- U1172-LilNCog-Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, University of Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, 59000 Lille, France
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- Groupement d’Etude et de Prévention du Suicide, 29200 Brest, France
- Cermes3, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Inserm, 75006 Paris, France
- U1172-LilNCog-Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, University of Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, 59000 Lille, France
- Centre National de Ressources & Résilience Pour Les psychotraumatismes (Cn2r Lille Paris), 59000 Lille, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, 69678 Bron, France
- Groupement d’Etude et de Prévention du Suicide, 29200 Brest, France
- Department of Emergency Psychiatry, Hospital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69003 Lyon, France
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- Research on Healthcare Performance RESHAPE, INSERM U1290, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
- Service Recherche et Epidémiologie Cliniques, Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69003 Lyon, France
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