Health Professionals Perspective on Suicide

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim is to investigate how health professionals view/respond towards suicidal patients, what was their attitude, experiences and difficulties/challenges they faced while dealing with suicidal patients (whether successful or unsuccessful), and what measures/methods are optimal or could be used to prevent suicide from the perspective of mental and non mental health professionals through concurrent mixed methods study approach.

Official Title
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Health Professionals Perspective on Suicide: A Study of Their Attitude, Challenges and Suicide Prevention

Conditions
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Suicide, Suicide, Attempted, Completed Suicide, Suicide Prevention

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Health professionals having at least 1 year of experience in dealing with suicide cases irrespective of the outcome will be included. Qualification of Health professionals should be at least MBBS with permanent PMDCP registration. Health professionals who are willing to participate voluntarily and provide written informed consent will be included. Exclusion Criteria: Health Professionals with prior and present history of psychiatric consultation will be excluded. Health Professionals without direct experience in handling suicidal patients will be excluded. Nurses and Paramedical staff will be excluded from the study.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 25 Years
Maximum Age: 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Mental Health Professionals<br> | |
| Non Mental Health Professionals<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Interview Protocol for Qualitative Study | A interview protocol for qualitative study will comprised of detailed demographic sheet and open ended questions. | Day 1 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Understanding Suicidal Patients (USP) scale | The Understanding Suicidal Patients (USP) scale (Samuelsson, Asberg, & Gustavsson, 1997) will be used to measure willingness to provide care to suicide attempters and to assess the professional's understanding and sympathy for these patients. | Day 1 | 
| The Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS-SF) | The Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS-SF) is a 16-item short form have been developed to examine attitudes towards a prototypical person who completed suicide | Day 1 | 
| Attitudes towards Suicide Scale | The scale is used to examine the respondents' opinions and attitudes towards suicide. Factors measured by the scale are: (1) acceptability of suicide; (2) suicide as a sign of mental illness; (3) the belief that persons who commit suicide will be punished after death; (4) the opinion that suicidal people should communicate their problems; (5) the intention to hide past suicidal behavior; and (6) the opinion that suicide should be discussed and reported openly among friends or in the news. | Day 1 | 
| Attitudes towards Suicide Prevention Scale | Attitude toward suicide prevention scale is a 14-item, self-rated, 5-point Likert scale (Strongly agree to strongly disagree) will be used to asses attitudes towards suicide prevention. | Day 1 | 
| Difficulties in Suicidal Behaviors Intervention Questionnaire - Version for Psychologists and Doctors (DSBQ) | To assess the difficulties of health professionals when facing a patient who seeks help after a suicide attempt. | Day 1 |