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Attitudes and Stigma Towards Suicidal Behavior in Intensive Care and Emergency Service Nurses

Sponsor
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi (Other)
Overall Status
Active, not recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT06011655
Collaborator
(none)
82
Enrollment
1
Location
9.9
Anticipated Duration (Months)
8.3
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief 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.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Detailed 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.

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational [Patient Registry]
    Actual Enrollment :
    82 participants
    Observational Model:
    Other
    Time Perspective:
    Other
    Official Title:
    Attitudes and Stigma Towards Suicidal Behavior in Intensive Care and Emergency Service Nurses
    Actual Study Start Date :
    Nov 1, 2022
    Actual Primary Completion Date :
    May 1, 2023
    Anticipated Study Completion Date :
    Aug 30, 2023

    Arms and Interventions

    Arm Intervention/Treatment
    General intensive care and emergency servise nurses

    The research was planned as a descriptive study to be carried out in the general intensive care and emergency departments of the Sanatorium Hospital. After obtaining permission from the institution where the study will be conducted, the "Personal Information Form", "Attitude Towards Suicide Attempts" and "Stigma towards Suicide" scale will be sent to the nurses working in the general intensive care and emergency services of the hospital by the researcher online via Google Forms. Nurses, 5-10 min to answer. They will fill in the scales, which will continue, on their duty leave or on holidays.

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Attitude towards suicidal behavior [5 months]

      It will determine the level of stigmatization of the nurses towards the suicidal behavior of individuals. In the measurement "Suicidal Stamping Scale" will be used.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Stigmatization of suicidal behavior [5 months]

      It will determine the attitudes of nurses towards the suicidal behavior of individuals. "Attitude Scale Towards Attempted Suicide" will be used in its measurement.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 65 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Having no barriers in oral and written communication in Turkish

    • Volunteering to participate in research

    • Working in the general intensive care or emergency department of the hospital

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Giving incomplete or incorrect information to forms

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Sağlık Bilimleri University Ankara Turkey

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Çiğdem Yüksel, Sağlık Bilimleri University

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT06011655
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • SBU-NK-02
    First Posted:
    Aug 25, 2023
    Last Update Posted:
    Aug 25, 2023
    Last Verified:
    Aug 1, 2023
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Keywords provided by Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
    suicide
    stigma
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Emergencies
    Suicide

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Aug 25, 2023