Caring letters for suicide prevention: Implementation of a multi-site randomized clinical trial in the U.S. military and veteran affairs healthcare systems
| Autor: | Helenna Nakama, David D. Luxton, Daphne Brown, Elissa K. Thomas, Tina T. Lee, Rona M. Relova, Joan Chipps, Derek J. Smolenski, Robert McLay |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Suicide Prevention
Health Status Psychological intervention Poison control Suicide Attempted Psychiatric Department Hospital Suicide prevention law.invention Randomized controlled trial Risk Factors law Health care Injury prevention medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Veterans Electronic Mail business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Patient Discharge United States Clinical trial Military personnel Mental Health Military Personnel Socioeconomic Factors Research Design Medical emergency Empathy business |
| Zdroj: | Contemporary Clinical Trials. 37:252-260 |
| ISSN: | 1551-7144 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cct.2014.01.007 |
| Popis: | Caring letters is a suicide prevention intervention that entails the sending of brief messages that espouse caring concern to patients following discharge from treatment. First tested more than four decades ago, this intervention is one of the only interventions shown in a randomized controlled trial to reduce suicide mortality rates. Due to elevated suicide risk among patients following psychiatric hospitalization and the steady increase in suicide rates among the U.S. military personnel, it is imperative to test interventions that may help prevent suicide among high-risk military personnel and veterans. This paper describes the design, methods, study protocol, and regulatory implementation processes for a multi-site randomized controlled trial that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a caring emails intervention for suicide prevention in the military and VA healthcare systems. The primary outcome is suicide mortality rates to be determined 24 months post-discharge from index hospital stay. Healthcare re-utilization rates will also be evaluated and comprehensive data will be collected regarding suicide risk factors. Recommendations for navigating the military and VA research regulatory processes and implementing a multi-site clinical trial at military and VA hospitals are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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