Clinical trial NCT05067686: Health Professionals Perspective on Suicide
Official title: Health Professionals Perspective on Suicide: A Study of Their Attitude, Challenges and Suicide Prevention
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Suicide
Suicide, Attempted
Completed Suicide
Suicide Prevention
Lead sponsor: International Islamic University, Islamabad
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: University of Leicester
name: University of Wuerzburg
First posted: 2021-10-05
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 25
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Considering the study design (concurrent mixed methods), a sample size of sixteen health professionals from different specialties (n=4, Accident and Emergency, n=4 Medicine, n=4 Surgery, n=4 Mental Health) who are the front line clinicians dealing with suicidal behavior will be recruited for the qualitative study. For the quantitative study, the sample will comprised of ninety (n=100) health professionals from respective departments (n=50, (Non Mental Health Professionals, n=50 Mental Health Professionals). Data will be collected through purposive sampling technique.

Brief summary: 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.


Eligibility criteria: 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.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Interview Protocol for Qualitative Study
timeFrame: Day 1
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The Understanding Suicidal Patients (USP) scale
timeFrame: Day 1
measure: The Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS-SF)
timeFrame: Day 1
measure: Attitudes towards Suicide Scale
timeFrame: Day 1
measure: Attitudes towards Suicide Prevention Scale
timeFrame: Day 1
measure: Difficulties in Suicidal Behaviors Intervention Questionnaire - Version for Psychologists and Doctors (DSBQ)
timeFrame: Day 1
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Islamabad
country: Pakistan
facility: International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan
state: Capital
Study officials:
affiliation: International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
name: Dr Tamkeen Saleem, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: University of Leicester and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
name: Dr Michelle O'Reilly, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: University of Wuerzburg
name: Dr Stefan M Schulz, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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