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Ju Y, Scherr S, Prieler M. How Do Recommended Elements in Suicide News Coverage Work? An Investigation of the Effect of Responsible Reporting and Readers' Reflectiveness on Suicide Prevention. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2024; 39:1899-1905. [PMID: 37599263 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2247154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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To examine the effect of positive elements in suicide reporting guidelines, we assessed how responsible reporting on suicide (RRS) affect cognitive and intentional responses. We also investigated the moderating role of audience reflectiveness in news processing. Here, 308 individuals participated in a single-factor between-subject experiment conducted in South Korea. We manipulated the number of positive RRS features in news articles by adding suicide statistics, contact information for helplines, and efficacy-enforcing information. Overall, news articles containing multiple RRS elements had a stronger impact on behavioral intentions to help others in a suicidal crisis than a basic news article without RRS elements. Interestingly, reflectiveness had a stronger influence on individuals who read a suicide news report having the most RRS elements relative to those who read suicide news without any RRS elements, signifying an indirect impact of suicide news on intentions to help. The implications of this RRS effect identified are discussed in terms of suicide prevention.
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Health Research, University of Augsburg
- Department of Media, Knowledge, and Communication, University of Augsburg
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Schulz P, Zapata I, Huzij T. Examination of medical student and physician attitudes towards suicide reveals need for required training. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1331208. [PMID: 38633234 PMCID: PMC11021567 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1331208] [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: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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The attitudes of healthcare providers towards suicidal patients are known to influence their motivation to treat patients during a suicidal crisis. Patients who attempted suicide are more likely to have recently visited a primary care provider who is not necessarily sufficiently trained in managing a suicidal patient rather than a mental health provider who is trained to do so. For those reasons, documenting medical students and physicians' attitudes towards suicide can help in the development of effective intervention training to prepare them to manage these types of patients. In this mini review, attitudes towards suicidal patients, the effectiveness of training on changing their attitudes are discussed. In summary, primary care providers are recognized as a top area where improvements can prevent suicides; providing proper suicide prevention training can effectively improve attitudes and quality of care for suicidal patients.
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- Paulyna Schulz
- Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Englewood, CO, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Englewood, CO, United States
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- Department of Osteopathic Principles and Practice, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Englewood, CO, United States
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Brill J, Zacay G, Raviv G, Tsamir J, Heymann AD. Continuity of care after attempted suicide: the primary care physicians' role. Fam Pract 2023; 40:776-781. [PMID: 37053085 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmad045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Suicide prevention is an important public health concern, and primary care physicians (PCPs) often serve as the first point of contact for individuals at risk. Few interventions in the primary care setting have been linked to reduced suicide attempt (SA) rates. The Continuity of Care (COC) protocol was developed to improve the primary care treatment of high-risk suicidal patients. OBJECTIVES This study examined PCPs' awareness of the COC protocol, its perceived effectiveness, and PCPs' attitudes towards post-SA-discharge visits. METHODS A survey was administered to 64 PCPs who had a recent office visit with a patient who had attempted suicide. Data were collected between May and July 2021 and analyzed anonymously. RESULTS Thirty of the 64 PCPs answered the questionnaires, giving a response rate of 47%. Most were unaware of the COC protocol. Seventeen physicians (57%) felt that the visit strengthened their physician-patient relationship, and while nearly half of the physicians (47%, n = 14) agreed they had the knowledge and tools to manage a post-SA-discharge visit, 43% of them (n = 13) preferred that the visit would have been handled by a mental health professional rather than a PCP. Analysis of open-ended questions uncovered three themes: knowledge gap, system limitation, and the PCP's role in maintaining the COC. CONCLUSION The findings of this study highlighted the important role PCPs can play to prevent future SAs, as well as exposed gaps in the knowledge and system constraints that impede them from carrying out this role as effectively as possible.
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- Jonathan Brill
- Department of Family Medicine, Meuhedet Health Maintenance Organization, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Family Medicine, Meuhedet Health Maintenance Organization, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Family Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Directorate of Mental Health, Meuhedet Health Maintenance Organization, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Meuhedet Health Maintenance Organization, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Family Medicine, Meuhedet Health Maintenance Organization, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Family Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Power L, O'Connor M. Radiographers' experiences and educational needs in relation to caring for suicidal patients during radiology examinations. Radiography (Lond) 2023; 29:1011-1020. [PMID: 37672965 DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2023.08.006] [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: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Researchers have explored the experiences, attitudes, and educational needs of several healthcare professional groups in relation to caring for suicidal patients. However, radiographers have not been included in these studies. Radiographers are likely to encounter these patients when they present for diagnostic imaging following suicide attempts. METHODS An online questionnaire exploring radiographers' experiences and educational needs in caring for suicidal patients was circulated to radiographers working in 23 acute hospitals across Ireland and posted to a Facebook page targeting Irish-based radiographers. Closed-ended questions were used to capture respondents' demographics and five-point Likert scale questions to establish their confidence levels in imaging suicidal patients. Open-ended questions were used to explore their experiences and educational needs. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptives statistics, and qualitative data thematically analysed. RESULTS One hundred and four radiographers responded to the questionnaire, 96% of whom had imaged suicidal patients. Radiographers were confident in justifying and optimising these radiographic examinations, however, less confident in communicating with and caring for these patients. Radiographers reported insufficient patient history on imaging referrals and challenges in communicating with suicidal patients, which many attributed to lack of training. Radiographers expressed interest in further education related to caring for patients who've attempted suicide, which they felt should include an introduction to psychiatry, strategies for communicating with suicidal patients and building resilience. CONCLUSION Radiographers' experiences of imaging suicidal patients have been reported along with several challenges which could be addressed through further education. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Further education in caring for suicidal patients should be offered to radiographers which aligns with their educational needs. Referring clinicians should be reminded of the importance of informing radiographers of patients' suicide attempt when referring them for diagnostic imaging.
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- L Power
- Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Karakaya D, Özparlak A, Önder M. Suicide literacy in nurses: A cross-sectional study. J Clin Nurs 2023; 32:115-125. [PMID: 34985161 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES This study is a cross-sectional study aiming to determine the suicide literacy level of nurses and to examine the relationship between nurses' suicide literacy and certain variables. BACKGROUND Suicide literacy in nurses is a factor which affects knowledge levels. The level of suicide literacy in nurses may affect the care given to patients and the behaviour of obtaining help in relation to themselves. METHODS The study was conducted with 348 nurses between January and March 2020 at a hospital in the city of Antalya in Turkey. A personal information form and the Literacy of Suicide Scale (LOSS) were used to collect data. Descriptive statistical methods were used in data analysis. Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was performed to determine the predictors of suicide literacy. The STROBE checklist was followed for this cross-sectional study. RESULTS The nurses' mean score on LOSS was 11.08 ± 3.92. Significant predictors of suicide literacy in nurses were being single, working in the emergency department, having previous experience in the psychiatry clinic, not having a mental illness, having suicide attempts in the family, having previously obtained information on intervention on individuals at risk of suicide and stating that their sources of information on this topic were nursing education and the Internet. These variables explained 19.8% of the variance in suicide literacy. CONCLUSIONS The nurses' suicide literacy was at a low level. It is recommended that education programs on the care of patients at risk of suicide be set up for all nurses working in general clinics. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE It is important to raise the levels of suicide literacy in nurses in order to provide better quality care to patients who are at risk of suicide. Also, raising levels of suicide literacy may strengthen nurses' behaviours in seeking help for themselves.
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- Dudu Karakaya
- Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Akdeniz University Faculty of Nursing, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Akdeniz University Faculty of Nursing, Antalya, Turkey
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- Anesthesia and Reanimation Intensive Care Unit, Ministry of Health Isparta City Hospital, Isparta, Turkey
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Gupta M, Esang M, Moll J, Gupta N. Inpatient suicide: epidemiology, risks, and evidence-based strategies. CNS Spectr 2022; 28:1-6. [PMID: 35860973 DOI: 10.1017/s1092852922000918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale, WV, USA
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Faria JS, Marcon SR, Nespollo AM, Santos HGBD, Espinosa MM, Oliveira KKBD, Lima JGDS. Attitudes of health professionals towards suicidal behavior: an intervention study. Rev Saude Publica 2022; 56:54. [PMID: 35703608 PMCID: PMC9239338 DOI: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2022056003320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on the attitudes of primary healthcare providers regarding patients with suicidal behavior. METHODS Clinical trial randomized by clusters, with a sample of 261 healthcare professionals, from 22 health units selected by stratified sampling, were chosen and randomly allocated, by drawing, into two groups: intervention (n = 87) and control (n = 174). The participants of the intervention group were exposed to a 20-hour training on suicidal behavior. All 261 participants were evaluated before and after the intervention; the groups were compared to evaluate their attitude towards suicidal behavior using the Suicide Behavior Attitude Questionnaire (SBAQ), an evaluation made by comparison of the means via t-Student test, for independent samples, and paired t-test, for dependent samples. RESULTS The intervention group, in comparison to their evaluation before and after training, as well as in the comparison with the evaluation of the control group, showed statistically significant differences in attitudes towards suicidal behavior, according to the differences presented in the scores for the domains: “perception of professional capacity,” in all four items; “negative feeling,” in six of the seven items; and in the “right to commit suicide” domain, in three of the five items. CONCLUSION The brief training developed in primary health care was effective to improve the attitudes of the participants who were part of the intervention group regarding patients with suicidal behavior.
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- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Faculdade de Enfermagem - Campus Sinop. Sinop, MT, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Instituto de Ciências Exatas e da Terra. Departamento de Estatística. Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil
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Spottswood M, Lim CT, Davydow D, Huang H. Improving Suicide Prevention in Primary Care for Differing Levels of Behavioral Health Integration: A Review. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:892205. [PMID: 35712115 PMCID: PMC9196265 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.892205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Importance Suicide prevention implementation in primary care is needed due to the increasing rate of suicide in the past few decades, particularly for young and marginalized people. Primary care is the most likely point of contact for suicidal patients in the healthcare system. Attention to the level of medical integration with behavioral health is vital to suicide prevention and is applied throughout this review. Methods A narrative review was performed. Observations Many interventions help improve suicide prevention care. PCP education, screening, safety planning/lethal means reduction, care transitions, psychotherapy, and medication management are all evidence-based strategies. Additionally, the pragmatic topics of financing suicide prevention, supporting providers, enacting suicide postvention, and preparing for future directions in the field at each level of primary care/behavioral health integration are discussed. Conclusions and Relevance The findings are clinically relevant for practices interested in implementing evidence-based suicide prevention strategies by attending to the behavioral health/medical interface. Leveraging the patient/provider relationship to allow for optimal suicide prevention care requires clinics to structure provider time to allow for emotionally present care. Defining clear roles for staff and giving attention to provider well being are also critical factors to supporting primary care-based suicide prevention efforts.
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- Margaret Spottswood
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont Medical Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Community Health Centers of Burlington, Burlington, VT, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Executive Leadership, Comprehensive Life Resources, Tacoma, WA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, United States
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Kresin T, Forster EM. Suicide Awareness Training: A Literature Review with Application to Queensland Nurses. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2022; 43:13-21. [PMID: 34319837 DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2021.1948641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Despite decades of strategic intervention, Queensland's suicide rates exceed both national and global rates. This is surely an indicator that not enough is being done to address this cause of death. The authors suggest that this problem may be addressed, in part, by provision of improved suicide awareness training for nurses. The purpose of this review was to support this through examination of the contemporary status of suicide awareness training in Queensland nurses, the efficacy of suicide awareness training in general, and the experiences of nurses, other health professionals, and suicidal patients in healthcare settings. We concluded that while efficacious, suicide awareness training in Queensland nurses is presently inadequate, and that both nurses and patients may benefit from improved suicide awareness training.
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Mount Gravatt, Australia
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Poreddi V, Anjanappa S, Reddy S. Attitudes of under graduate nursing students to suicide and their role in caring of persons with suicidal behaviors. Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2021; 35:583-586. [PMID: 34861949 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2021.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This cross-sectional survey was carried out among nursing students (n = 223) to examine their attitudes towards suicide and their role in suicide prevention. The data were collected by administering a Suicide Attitude questionnaire. The majority (68.7%) of nursing students had positive attitudes towards suicide with more favorable attitudes in the "Professional role, work, and care" (33.08 ± 4.21) domain, followed by 'Morality and mental illness' (20.80 ± 3.61) and 'Communication and attention' (13.60 ± 2.81). In addition, age and education were significantly different in participants' attitudes towards suicide (p < 0.05). The results suggest that nursing students need culturally relevant suicide education programs to provide optimal care to suicide victims.
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- Vijayalakshmi Poreddi
- National Institiute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (Institute of National Importance), Bangalore, India.
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- National Institiute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (Institute of National Importance), Bangalore, India
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- The Oxford Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Yadavanahalli, Bangalore, India
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Solin P, Tamminen N, Partonen T. Suicide prevention training: self-perceived competence among primary healthcare professionals. Scand J Prim Health Care 2021; 39:332-338. [PMID: 34340646 PMCID: PMC8475147 DOI: 10.1080/02813432.2021.1958462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Objective: The aim is to report the outcomes of the suicide prevention training in terms of the self-perceived impact on the participants.Design: The three-hour training consisted areas of risk and protective factors, screening and evaluating suicide risk, raising concerns and confronting suicidal patients, and treating suicidal ideation in primary healthcare and the associated referral processes.Subjects: The studied participants consisted of general practitioners, nurses, public health nurses and social work professionals.Main outcome measures: Participants assessed their own competence on online form regarding four training areas prior to and two weeks after the training.Results: The response rate was 25%. The self-perceived competence of the healthcare professionals increased in all training areas and in all occupational groups. The healthcare professionals' competence regarding the risk and protective factors training area saw the greatest increase across all professional groups except nurses. There were, however, differences between the groups.Conclusion: Suicide prevention training for primary healthcare professionals did increase the self-perceived competence of the participants in all areas covered by the training. Regular follow-up training is required in order for these improvements to be further developed and retained.Key pointsAfter the suicide prevention training all participants self-perceived increase in their competence in all training areas.The GPs self-perceived most increase in risk and protective factors and nurses in raising concerns and confronting suicidal patients.The GPs' lowest increase was in the area of treating suicidal ideation in primary health care and the referral processes.
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- Pia Solin
- Mental Health Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- CONTACT Pia Solin Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 166, Helsinki00271, Finland
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- Mental Health Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Mental Health Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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Suicide-Related Knowledge and Attitudes among a Sample of Mental Health Professionals. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18168296. [PMID: 34444059 PMCID: PMC8394836 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Inadequate knowledge of the potential signs and risk factors of suicide negatively affects the ability of healthcare professionals to recognize patients at risk of suicide. The principal aim of the present study is to assess the attitudes and knowledge about suicide in a large sample of mental health professionals. We examined the relationship between Suicide Knowledge and Skills Questionnaire items and the experience of a patient dying by suicide. We also examined whether various healthcare professionals respond differently to the items of the Impact of a Patient’s Suicide on Professional and Personal Lives Scale. Results demonstrated that healthcare professionals who had experienced a patient suicide reported greater skills than professionals who had not experienced a patient suicide. However, 44% of professionals who had experienced a patient suicide felt that they did not have adequate training on this particular issue. Among those who had experienced a patient suicide, there was an increased tendency to hospitalize patients with suicide risk and an increased use of collegial consultation. Concerning personal emotions, healthcare professionals reported troubled relationships with family members and friends and the loss of self-esteem. In conclusion, better knowledge and attitudes about suicide are necessary for suicide-prevention strategies.
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Senf B, Bender B, Fettel J. Suicidal ideation, distress, and related factors in a population of cancer patients treated in a general acute hospital. Support Care Cancer 2021; 30:487-496. [PMID: 34324058 PMCID: PMC8636422 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-021-06429-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Purpose Suicidality and suicidal ideation (SI) in oncology has long been an underestimated danger. Although there are cancer-specific distress screening tools available, none of these specifically incorporates items for SI. We examined the prevalence of SI in cancer patients, investigated the relation between SI and distress, and tried to identify additional associated factors. Methods A cross-sectional study with patients treated for cancer in a primary care hospital was conducted. Psychosocial distress and SI in 226 patients was assessed. An expert rating scale (PO-Bado-SF) and a self-assessment instrument (QSC-R23) were used to measure distress. SI was assessed with item 9 of the PHQ-9. Data was descriptively analyzed, and correlations and group comparisons between clinically distressed and non-distressed patients were calculated. Results SI was reported by 15% of patients. Classified as clinically distressed were 24.8% (QSC-R23) to 36.7% (PO-Bado-SF). SI was correlated with externally (rτ = 0.19, p < 0.001) and self-rated distress (rτ = 0.31, p < 0.001). Symptoms sufficiently severe for at least a medium major depressive episode were recorded in 23.5% of patients (PHQ-9). Factors associated with SI were feeling bad about oneself, feeling down, depressed, and hopeless, deficits in activities of daily life, psycho-somatic afflictions, social restrictions, and restrictions in daily life. Being in a steady relationship seemed to have a protective effect. Conclusions SI is common in cancer patients. Distress and associated factors are increased in patients with SI. A distress screening with the ability to assess SI could be an important step in prevention, but more research is necessary. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00520-021-06429-w.
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- Bianca Senf
- Department of Psycho-Oncology, University Cancer Center (UCT), Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
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- Department of Psycho-Oncology, University Cancer Center (UCT), Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Department of Psycho-Oncology, University Cancer Center (UCT), Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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Ramberg IL, Hökby S, Karlsson L, Hadlaczky G. Measuring Attitudes toward Suicide Prevention among Occupational Staff Frequently Exposed to Suicidal Individuals: Psychometric Evaluation and Validation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18084001. [PMID: 33920287 PMCID: PMC8070568 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18084001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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As the attitudes of healthcare staff are thought to influence the quality and effectiveness of interventions targeting patients’ suicide risk, attitudes are often used as an outcome in the evaluation of suicide-preventive training. Due to various problems related to the validity and reliability of commonly used scales, there is a lack of overall agreement on how to measure these attitudes. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to cross-validate previously used models and to investigate new models to measure professionals’ attitudes toward work with suicidal individuals and to test the longitudinal stability of the models by analyzing new sets of data. The population in the first study consisted of a heterogenous group of 1350 professionals who managed suicidal individuals relatively frequently. The second study included 640 professionals. The results of the cross-validation of previous models were described and a new questionnaire measuring attitudes toward suicide prevention, suicidal individuals, and organizational-facilitated self-efficacy (OSAQ-12) was presented. The three presented models retained a good fit and were stable over time. Valid and reliable measurement models that measure aspects of attitudes toward suicide are a prerequisite for conducting both cross-sectional and intervention studies.
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- Inga-Lill Ramberg
- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Solna, Sweden; (S.H.); (L.K.); (G.H.)
- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Centre for Health Economics, Informatics and Health Services Research, Stockholm Health Care Services, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Solna, Sweden
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +46-702-983-111
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- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Solna, Sweden; (S.H.); (L.K.); (G.H.)
- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Centre for Health Economics, Informatics and Health Services Research, Stockholm Health Care Services, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Solna, Sweden
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- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Solna, Sweden; (S.H.); (L.K.); (G.H.)
- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Centre for Health Economics, Informatics and Health Services Research, Stockholm Health Care Services, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Solna, Sweden
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- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Solna, Sweden; (S.H.); (L.K.); (G.H.)
- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Centre for Health Economics, Informatics and Health Services Research, Stockholm Health Care Services, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Solna, Sweden
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de Almeida AS, Silva AC, Almeida de Moura A, Miasso AI, Graziani Giacchero Vedana K. Meanings of suicidal behavior from the perspective of primary care professionals. Public Health Nurs 2021; 38:564-570. [PMID: 33590484 DOI: 10.1111/phn.12880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the meaning of suicidal behavior from the perspective of family health professionals. METHOD A qualitative study developed during 2017-2018 with 18 primary care professionals from a Brazilian municipality. Grounded theory was used as the methodological framework. Semi-oriented interviews were conducted, transcribed, and analyzed by open, axial, and selective coding. FINDINGS The professionals perceived themselves as unprepared, emotionally affected, and fearful to work in suicide prevention, prioritizing the referral of people to specialized services regardless of the severity of the situation. Suicide was represented as both a choice and a condition of vulnerability, being more reprehensible when associated with individual choice. CONCLUSION We identified beliefs related to suicidal behavior that could affect the care of people at risk. Our findings reinforce the need for education and training in the prevention of suicidal behavior in primary care.
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- Ribeirao Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo-USP, Ribeirao Preto, Brasil
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Readiness of Allied Professionals to Join the Mental Health Workforce: A Qualitative Evaluation of Trained Lay Trauma Counsellors' Experiences When Refugee Youth Disclose Suicidal Ideation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18041486. [PMID: 33557361 PMCID: PMC7914504 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18041486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The recent refugee crisis presented a huge challenge for the Swedish mental health workforce. Hence, innovative mental health workforce solutions were needed. Unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) are a particularly vulnerable refugee group. Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) was introduced as a community-based intervention utilising trained lay counsellors in a stepped model of care for refugee youth experiencing trauma symptoms. Professionals (e.g., teachers, social workers) can deliver the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy-based intervention after a brief training. A point of debate in this workforce solution is the readiness of trained lay counsellors to deal with potentially demanding situations like disclosure of suicidal ideation. This study aimed to explore the TRT trained lay counsellors’ experiences of procedures upon URM’s disclosure of suicidal ideation. Individual semi-structured interviews with TRT trained lay counsellors were conducted, then analysed using systemic text condensation. The analysis revealed four themes: “Importance of safety structures”, “Collaboration is key”, “Let sleeping dogs lie” and “Going the extra mile”. Dealing with suicidal ideation is challenging and feelings of helplessness occur. Adding adequate supervision and specific training on suicidal ideation using role play is recommended. Collaboration between agencies and key stakeholders is essential when targeting refugee mental health in a stepped care model.
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Elrefaay SMM, Soltis-Jarrett V. Suicide Prevention Education for Psychiatric Inpatient Nurses in Egypt. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2020; 58:32-38. [DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20200305-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Navin K, Kuppili PP, Menon V, Kattimani S. Suicide Prevention Strategies for General Hospital and Psychiatric Inpatients: A Narrative Review. Indian J Psychol Med 2019; 41:403-412. [PMID: 31548762 PMCID: PMC6753714 DOI: 10.4103/ijpsym.ijpsym_169_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In-patient (IP) suicides contribute a small but significant proportion of overall suicides. Despite this, suicide prevention strategies focusing on the general hospital IP population remain relatively underresearched. This paper is intended to provide an overview of various proposed suicide prevention approaches in the general hospital, including psychiatric IP, settings, and their evidence base. METHODOLOGY Electronic searches of MEDLINE through PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar databases were performed to identify potentially relevant articles from inception till January 2019. The generated abstracts were systematically screened for their eligibility to be included in the review. Included articles were grouped under five broad themes: environmental modification, staff education, pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and brain stimulation. Data extraction was done using a structured proforma. RESULTS Environmental modifications and educating the health care professionals appear to be the most promising strategies to reduce suicide-related mortality among IPs. Among pharmacological methods, ketamine has shown initial promise in reducing suicidal ideations. Follow-up data are lacking for most of the described methods. Limited but positive evidence exists for cognitive therapies focusing on the immediate postadmission period and brain stimulation techniques, and it warrants further replication. CONCLUSION There is a striking paucity of original research on IP suicide prevention. Given the ethical and methodological issues in carrying out studies with IP suicide as the primary outcome, there is a need to focus on intermediate suicide outcome measures, such as knowledge, attitude, and skills among staff handlers of suicidal patients.
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- Karthick Navin
- Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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Fruhbauerova M, Comtois KA. Addiction counselors and suicide: Education and experience do not improve suicide knowledge, beliefs, or confidence in treating suicidal clients. J Subst Abuse Treat 2019; 106:29-34. [PMID: 31540608 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Substance use disorders (SUDs) are strongly associated with suicide deaths. However, SUD treatment is associated with lower suicide risk. To this date, we know little about whether SUD counselors are sufficiently knowledgeable about suicide and feel prepared and comfortable with treating and assessing their suicidal clients. This study was designed to characterize SUD counselors' general knowledge and confidence in treating suicidal clients, which was measured by their self-report of general knowledge of suicide prevention and belief in common myths about suicide as well as their self-reported confidence in treating suicidal clients. We hypothesized that confidence would be greater for counselors with more years of education and experience, that degree of education would predict greater knowledge and fewer beliefs in suicide myths, and finally that those counselors with greater knowledge and fewer beliefs in myths would have more confidence when treating suicidal clients. A total of 118 SUD counselors from 15 sites in Western Washington State agreed to participate in the study and completed baseline assessments. They were consented in group setting, usually during a staff meeting, and they were administered surveys on tablet computers. On average, the SUD counselors answered more than half the knowledge questions correctly and disagreed or strongly disagreed with common suicide myths. Their confidence in treating suicidal clients scored across the entire range. Our hypotheses were not supported: Confidence was not greater for those with more education or with more years of experience; degree of education and experience did not predict fewer beliefs in suicide myths; degree of education and experience did not predict greater knowledge; and greater knowledge and fewer beliefs in myths did not predict more confidence. The surprising finding that neither general suicide knowledge nor confidence were associated with the years of their work experience as a SUD counselor nor the level of their education and neither was associated with the other suggests that SUD treatment leadership should not depend on experience, education, general suicide knowledge to assure counselors are confidently able to treat suicidal clients. New or more precise training methods should be considered and evaluated.
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- Martina Fruhbauerova
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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Sandford DM, Kirtley OJ, Lafit G, Thwaites R, O'Connor RC. An Investigation Into the Factor Structure of the Attitudes to Suicide Prevention Scale. CRISIS 2019; 41:97-104. [PMID: 31310166 DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the factor structure of the Attitudes to Suicide Prevention Scale (ASPS). Method: The ASPS was distributed to all staff in a UK National Health Service Trust (N = 957). We conducted an exploratory factor analysis followed by a confirmatory factor analysis by splitting the data 60/40 into training and testing subsets. A multiple regression analysis was carried out to investigate whether the overall scale score varied as a function of professional role, age, and gender and whether respondents had completed suicide prevention training or not. Results: Two items displaying poor item-scale correlation were excluded from the factor analysis and a further item was excluded as it was based on different anchor points. For the remaining 11 items, no adequate factor structure emerged. The scale total demonstrated statistically significant differences in attitudes between staff groups (defined by attendance at suicide awareness or prevention training, by gender, and by level of patient contact), but not between groups defined by age range. Generally, however, there were positive attitudes across all Trust staff. Limitations: This study had a low response rate (24%) and was cross-sectional which limits the conclusions that could be drawn. Furthermore, other areas such as convergent validity and test-retest reliability were not examined. Conclusion: Our findings found no satisfactory factor structure for the ASPS. Further scale development would be beneficial.
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- David M Sandford
- First Step, Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Cumbria, UK.,Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory, University of Glasgow, UK
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- Center for Contextual Psychiatry, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- First Step, Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Cumbria, UK
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- Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory, University of Glasgow, UK
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Lee WY. Comparisons in the attitudes toward suicide among urban residents, lawmakers and community mental health workers in South Korea. Psychiatry Res 2019; 276:278-282. [PMID: 31125905 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The attitudes of the general public and lawmakers toward suicide can influence the degree to which suicide prevention is prioritized in public policymaking. In this study, we compared the attitudes of urban residents, lawmakers, and community mental health workers toward suicide. Urban residents (N = 501) were surveyed through a telephone interview, while self-reported questionnaire was administered by lawmakers (N = 156) and community mental health workers (N = 121) through office visit and post, respectively. We used the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire to measure attitudes toward suicide in all three samples. Both the general public and legislators had insufficient knowledge and more permissive and uncaring attitudes toward suicide, whereas community mental health workers were more inclined to have sufficient knowledge of suicide and more intolerant and caring attitudes towards suicide. Therefore, lawmakers and the general public require education on suicide and suicide prevention, which may help lower South Korea's high suicide rate ranking among the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development member states.
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- Weon-Young Lee
- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-Ro, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea.
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Objective: to investigate attitudes related to suicidal behavior and associated factors, among students in the last year of an undergraduate nursing course. Methods: a cross-sectional study with 111 nursing students from a Brazilian educational institution. The data were collected in 2017, by self-administration of a questionnaire with sociodemographic characteristics, and the Suicide Behavior Attitude Questionnaire, which were analyzed by descriptive statistics, comparison of means, and correlation tests. Results: most of the nursing students had contact with someone with suicidal behavior, but did not have education related to the subject. The most negative attitudes were associated with the female sex, lack of materials on suicide prevention, and lower self-perception of professional competence. Suicidal thoughts throughout life were associated with the contact with someone with suicidal behavior, and less moralistic/condemnatory attitudes. Conclusion: investigations and interventions are necessary for academic qualification and prevention of suicidal behavior.
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Vedana KGG, Pereira CCM, Dos Santos JC, Ventura C, Moraes SM, Miasso AI, Zanetti ACG, Borges TL. The meaning of suicidal behaviour from the perspective of senior nursing undergraduate students. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2018; 27:1149-1161. [PMID: 29282843 DOI: 10.1111/inm.12431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The meaning ascribed to suicidal behaviours may influence the quality of the care provided to people at risk of suicide. Such a phenomenon has yet to be properly investigated amongst nursing undergraduate students, the aim of this study being to gain an understanding of the meanings of suicidal behaviour for a particular group of nurses. The study, which utilized grounded theory, was conducted in Brazil in 2016-2017 with 30 undergraduate students. The findings indicated that suicidal behaviour, classified according to the individual beliefs and judgements of the participants, presented a significant barrier to the delivery of care and was complex and multifaceted care phenomenon. Participants were often reluctant to discuss the topic, seemingly wanting to distance themselves from the care of persons exhibiting suicidal behaviour, and to avoid professional engagements relating to suicide prevention. Significant work is required in raising both an awareness and knowledge of suicidal behaviour befitting the promotion of tolerance, emotional competency, resilience, and empathy amongst nursing students.
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- Kelly G G Vedana
- Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Human Sciences, The Ribeirao Preto Nursing School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Human Sciences, The Ribeirao Preto Nursing School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Human Sciences, The Ribeirao Preto Nursing School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Human Sciences, The Ribeirao Preto Nursing School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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Siau CS, Wee LH, Ibrahim N, Visvalingam U, Yeap LLL, Wahab S. Gatekeeper Suicide Training's Effectiveness Among Malaysian Hospital Health Professionals: A Control Group Study With a Three-Month Follow-Up. THE JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS 2018; 38:227-234. [PMID: 30036213 DOI: 10.1097/ceh.0000000000000213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION There is a lack of suicide-related training in the nonpsychiatric health professional's basic education. We suggest that a continuing education through a brief gatekeeper suicide training program could be a suitable platform to improve suicide-related knowledge, self-efficacy, and attitudes. This study aimed at examining the effectiveness of the Question, Persuade, Refer gatekeeper program on improving the knowledge, self-efficacy in suicide prevention, and understanding of/willingness to help suicidal patients of Malaysian hospital health professionals. METHODS The Question, Persuade, Refer program materials were translated and adapted for implementation in the hospital setting for nonpsychiatric health professionals. There were 159 (mean age = 35.75 years; SD = 12.26) participants in this study. Most participants were female (84.9%), staff/community nurses (52.2%), who worked in the general medical department (30.2%) and had no experience managing suicidal patients (64.2%). Intervention participants (n = 53) completed a survey questionnaire at pretraining, immediately after training, and after three months. Control participants (n = 106) were not exposed to the training program and completed the same questionnaire at baseline and three months later. RESULTS Significant improvement occurred among intervention participants in terms of perceived knowledge, self-efficacy, and understanding of/willingness to help suicidal patients immediately after training and when compared with the control participants 3 months later. Improvements in declarative knowledge were not maintained at the 3-month follow-up. DISCUSSION This study confirmed the short-term effectiveness of the gatekeeper training program. Gatekeeper suicide training is recommended for implementation for nonpsychiatric health professionals nationwide.
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- Ching Sin Siau
- Ms. Siau and Dr. Ibrahim: Faculty of Health Sciences, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dr. Wee: Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dr. Visvalingam: Putrajaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia. Ms. Yeap: Stats Consulting Pvt. Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dr. Wahab: UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Giacchero Vedana KG, Magrini DF, Zanetti ACG, Miasso AI, Borges TL, Dos Santos MA. Attitudes towards suicidal behaviour and associated factors among nursing professionals: A quantitative study. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 2017; 24:651-659. [PMID: 28741801 DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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UNLABELLED WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Self-confident health professionals with positive and understanding attitudes can take better care of people with suicidal behaviour, but the factors associated with these attitudes are not known. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: The majority of nursing professionals had no experience or training in mental health or suicide. They were less self-confident and had more negative attitudes. Nurses and nursing assistants who worked before in mental health services were more understanding with people with suicidal behaviour. Nurses and nursing assistants who were working in prehospital services were less self-confident to taking care of people with suicidal behaviour. Some members of the nursing team had already seriously considered committing suicide. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE?: The practicing, support and training in mental health may improve the nurses' attitudes and emotional competencies. It is important to know why few nurses had suicide-related training, despite the relevance of this issue. Training in mental health or suicide need to include attitudinal and emotional competencies. It is important to offer emotional support to emergency nursing professionals. ABSTRACT Background The attitudes towards suicide of emergency nurses may affect the care provided. However, the factors associated with these attitudes remain unclear. Objective To investigate attitudes towards suicidal behaviour and associated factors among nursing professionals working in emergency settings. Methods A cross-sectional observational study including 28 nurses and 118 who were nursing assistants employed at two emergency services in Brazil was conducted. Data were collected in 2015 using a self-administered sociodemographic questionnaire and the Suicide Behavior Attitude Questionnaire (SBAQ). Results The majority of participants reported having no experience or training in mental health or suicide. They reported more negative feelings towards the patient and a lower self-perception of professional competence regarding suicidal behaviours, and these attitudes seemed to reinforce each other. Nurses who worked in mental health services reported less moralistic/judgemental attitudes. Working in prehospital services was associated with having a lower self-perception of professional competence. There were professionals who reported thinking seriously about committing suicide. Conclusion When combined with support and training, practicing mental health nursing may serve as an opportunity to develop favourable attitudes and emotional competences, and these issues need to be addressed in suicide education strategies.
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- K G Giacchero Vedana
- Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo-USP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Vedana KGG, Magrini DF, Miasso AI, Zanetti ACG, de Souza J, Borges TL. Emergency Nursing Experiences in Assisting People With Suicidal Behavior: A Grounded Theory Study. Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2017; 31:345-351. [PMID: 28693869 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIM To understand emergency nursing experiences in assisting people with suicidal behavior. METHOD Grounded theory study with symbolic interactionism conducted in 2015 to 2016 in Brazil with 19 nurses. RESULTS Assistance for people with suicidal behavior is critical, challenging, evokes different feelings and requires knowledge, skills and emotional control. Nurses did not feel prepared or supported, and identified recurrent gaps and problems. Nurses occupied a limited role, restricted to attending to physical needs. They predominantly manifested opposition, judgments and incomprehension about patients. CONCLUSION This study presents key elements to be addressed in interventions and investigations regarding nursing support, training and supervision.
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- Kelly Graziani Giacchero Vedana
- Psychiatric Nursing and Human Sciences Department of The Ribeirao Preto Nursing School of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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- Psychiatric Nursing and Human Sciences Department of The Ribeirao Preto Nursing School of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Psychiatric Nursing and Human Sciences Department of The Ribeirao Preto Nursing School of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Psychiatric Nursing and Human Sciences Department of The Ribeirao Preto Nursing School of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Siau CS, Wee LH, Yacob S, Yeoh SH, Binti Adnan TH, Haniff J, Perialathan K, Mahdi A, Rahman AB, Eu CL, Binti Wahab S. The Attitude of Psychiatric and Non-psychiatric Health-care Workers Toward Suicide in Malaysian Hospitals and Its Implications for Training. ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY : THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENCY TRAINING AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY 2017; 41:503-509. [PMID: 28168406 DOI: 10.1007/s40596-017-0661-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This research is aimed to examine the attitude of health-care workers toward suicidal patients in Malaysian hospitals, comparing responses from psychiatric and non-psychiatric workers, and to identify specific needs in suicide prevention and management training. METHOD This is a multi-site cross-sectional study. The authors conducted a survey based on a translated self-administered questionnaire to participants from seven core hospital departments. RESULTS While most health-care workers regardless of department and specialty took their duty to prevent suicide seriously, a large majority of them expressed negative attitudes such as finding suicidal behavior irritating, and more than half believed suicidal attempts were a way of making others sorry. However, psychiatric workers were less likely to have judgmental attitudes that included believing suicide attempters as being selfish or trying to get sympathy from others. CONCLUSIONS As there were more similarities than differences in health-care workers' attitudes toward suicide, recommendations on basic and continuous suicide prevention and management training among hospital workers were made. The interventions focused on improving knowledge, affective, and skill-based areas that were aimed to correct the wrongful understanding of and to minimize the negative attitudes toward suicidal individuals indicated by the study results.
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- National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Hospital Putrajaya, Ministry of Health, Putrajaya, Malaysia
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- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- National Clinical Research Centre, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute for Health Behavioral Research, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute for Health Behavioral Research, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute for Health Behavioral Research, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- National University of Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Moraes SM, Magrini DF, Zanetti ACG, Santos MAD, Vedana KGG. Atitudes relacionadas ao suicídio entre graduandos de enfermagem e fatores associados. ACTA PAUL ENFERM 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0194201600090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Resumo Objetivo Investigar as atitudes relacionadas ao suicídio entre graduandos de enfermagem e fatores associados. Métodos Estudo transversal quantitativo desenvolvido com 244 graduandos de Enfermagem de uma instituição de ensino superior do interior de São Paulo, Brasil. Os dados foram coletados em 2016 pela autoaplicação de questionário sociodemográfico e do Questionário de Atitudes Frente ao Comportamento Suicida. Para análise dos dados, foram utilizados o teste de correlação de Spearman e o teste de Mann-Whitney. Resultados Mulheres tiveram atitudes mais negativas relacionadas ao suicídio. Os homens e estudantes que participaram de disciplina de Enfermagem Psiquiátrica, aula ou laboratório sobre suicídio percebiam-se mais capazes profissionalmente. Graduandos do curso de Bacharelado e Licenciatura, que leram material específico sobre o suicídio ou já pensaram em cometer suicídio tiveram atitude menos moralista ou condenatória relacionada ao suicídio. Conclusão O estudo aponta a necessidade de intervenções educativas sobre o suicídio que envolvam saberes atitudinais.
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