Staff awareness of suicide and self-harm risk in healthcare settings: A mixed-methods systematic review
| Autor: | John Goodwin, Mohamad M. Saab, Derek Chambers, Aine Horgan, Christina B. Dillon, Sonya Greaney, Elaine Meehan, Caroline Kilty, Margaret M. Murphy, Irene Hartigan, S.P. Heffernan, Una Twomey |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Suicide Prevention
medicine.medical_specialty Psychological intervention MEDLINE CINAHL PsycINFO Cochrane Library Suicide prevention Knowledge of suicide and self-harm risk Suicide ideation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care medicine Self-harm Humans business.industry Evidence-based medicine 030227 psychiatry Suicide Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Awareness of suicide and self-harm risk Family medicine Health Facilities Suicide and self-harm risk prevention strategies business Psychology Delivery of Health Care Self-Injurious Behavior 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Affective Disorders. 276:898-906 |
| ISSN: | 0165-0327 |
| Popis: | Background Suicide risk screening in healthcare settings plays a significant role in suicide prevention. Healthcare staff who are poorly informed about self-harm and suicide risk are less likely to identify and subsequently screen at-risk individuals. This mixed-method systematic review aimed to appraise and synthesise evidence from studies that explored and promoted healthcare staff's knowledge and awareness of suicide and self-harm risk in healthcare settings. Methods Electronic databases (CINAHL, MEDLINE, APA PsycInfo, APA PsycARTICLES, Psychology and behavioural Science Collection, ERIC, and SocINDEX), the Cochrane Library, and various grey literature databases were searched for relevant studies. The level of evidence and methodological quality of the included studies were assessed. Results Eighteen empirical studies were included. Levels of knowledge about suicide and self-harm risk varied significantly across the reviewed studies. Face-to-face group training and educational programmes, digital or online educational programmes, and an educational poster campaign were amongst the strategies used to promote awareness of suicide and self-harm risk, with the majority marginally succeeding in doing so. Limitations The reviewed studies were heterogeneous in terms of design, interventions, and outcome measures which made it difficult to make comparisons. The overall level of scientific evidence was classified as being relatively low. The lack of blinding and lack of a control group were amongst the limitations for experimental studies. Conclusions Long-term, routine face-to-face group training programmes should be established to educate healthcare staff about suicide risk across all professions and in specific patient groups. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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