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

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT06011655
• Recruitment Status: Completed
• First Posted: August 25, 2023
• Last Update Posted: November 29, 2023
• Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

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
Suicide; Stigma, Social

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
• Target Follow-Up Duration: 5 Months
• Official Title: Attitudes and Stigma Towards Suicidal Behavior in Intensive Care and Emergency Service Nurses
• Actual Study Start Date: November 1, 2022
• Actual Primary Completion Date: May 1, 2023
• Actual Study Completion Date: August 30, 2023

Groups and Cohorts

Group/Cohort

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 [ Time Frame: 5 months, the scale will be filled in once. ]
   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. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 140 and the lowest score is 28. from scale A high score indicates a positive attitude.

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Stigmatization of suicidal behavior [ Time Frame: 5 months, the scales will be filled in once. ]

   It will determine the attitudes of nurses towards the suicidal behavior of individuals. "Attitude Scale Towards Attempted Suicide" will be used in its measurement. The scale does not have a total score. Stigma bottom of the scale High scores from the sub-dimension indicate high stigma towards suicide, high scores from the isolation/depression sub-dimension indicate that suicide is more associated with depression and isolation.

   High scores from the glorification/normalization subscale indicate that suicide is considered normal or that people who commit suicide are glorified.

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Volunteer nurses working in the general intensive care and emergency departments of the hospital.

Criteria

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

Turkey

Sağlık Bilimleri University

Ankara, Turkey

Sponsors and Collaborators

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Çiğdem Yüksel; Sağlık Bilimleri University

More Information

• Responsible Party: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT06011655
• Other Study ID Numbers: SBU-NK-02
• First Posted: August 25, 2023
• Last Update Posted: November 29, 2023
• Last Verified: August 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; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms