Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT06011655 |
| Other study ID # |
SBU-NK-02 |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Completed |
| Phase |
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
November 1, 2022 |
| Est. completion date |
August 30, 2023 |
Study information
| Verified date |
August 2023 |
| Source |
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Observational [Patient Registry]
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Clinical Trial Summary
The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes and stigmatization levels of nurses
working in the intensive care and emergency departments towards suicidal behavior.
Description:
Suicide is an important and priority public health problem. In the last 45 years, the suicide
rate in the world has increased by 60%. About 800,000 people die each year due to suicide.
Suicide can be prevented with timely, evidence-based, and often low-cost interventions. The
first places that individuals who attempt suicide apply are often the emergency departments
of hospitals. These individuals are then referred to intensive care units for close follow-up
of physical findings and treatment according to the results of the suicide attempt. Nurses
working in the emergency room and general intensive care unit should consider the need for
psychosocial support while taking precautions against the physiological consequences of
suicide in order for the individual to survive. In the care of an individual who has
attempted suicide, the nurse has responsibilities such as providing education to the patient,
creating a safety plan, counseling for the restriction of deadly vehicles, quick referral to
the necessary places, and providing contact with post-discharge care. It is a priority in the
care of the individual that the nurse reduces the sense of hopelessness of the individual who
comes with a suicide attempt, re-establishes the sense of commitment to other people,
increases compliance with the treatment, motivates for change, and establishes therapeutic
communication. In this regard, the knowledge level of healthcare professionals and nurses who
provide primary care to patients, and their attitudes towards suicide are important. When the
literature is examined, studies on the attitudes of health professionals working in the
emergency room toward suicide attempts have been observed, but no research has been found
that determines both the attitudes and stigmatization levels of intensive care and emergency
room nurses toward suicidal behavior. For this reason, this study was planned to determine
the attitudes and stigmatization levels of nurses working in the general intensive care and
emergency departments towards suicidal behavior.
