Health Professionals Perspective on Suicide

Suicide Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05067686
• Other study ID #: LWL-HPPS
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: October 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: March 2023
• Source: International Islamic University, Islamabad
• Contact: Syeda Ayat e Zainab Ali, PhD Scholar
• Phone: +923121319004
• Email: zai_nab1[@]hotmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: March 29, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 25 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

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.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Suicide
• Suicide Prevention
• Suicide, Attempted

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan	Islamabad	Capital

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Syeda AYAT E ZAINAB Ali	University of Leicester, University of Wuerzburg

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Interview Protocol for Qualitative Study	A interview protocol for qualitative study will comprised of detailed demographic sheet and open ended questions.	Day 1
Secondary	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
Secondary	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
Secondary	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
Secondary	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
Secondary	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

External Links

•   The impact of patient suicide on the professional reactions and practices of mental health caregivers and social workers