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Qualitative Assessment of the Brief Contact Intervention "Stay in Contact" in Suicide Prevention

NCT03325478 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2017-10-30

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Summary

Background: For 40 years, brief contact interventions (BCIs) have been presented as promising approaches in suicide prevention but patient's experiences of BCIs are less investigated.

Aim: Understand mechanisms of BCIs after suicide attempt, through patient's experience of a French BCI "Stay in contact" and assess its impact on seeking care during suicidal crisis.

Method:This is a single-center, non-interventional, prospective qualitative study using phone call interview on a BCI, 6 months after suicide attempt behavior.

Statistical analysis

Data were analyzed using statistical software (Version 9.4, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, North Carolina, USA). Chi-squared test was used to assess qualitative variables and t-test to evaluate quantitative variables, with p\<.05 considered significant.

Conditions

  • Suicide and Self-harm

Interventions

OTHER

Over the phone interviews on the BCI "Stay in Contact"

This study used phone call interviews on a BCI "Stay in Contact", 6 months after suicide attempt behavior.The questionnaire used for the interview of included suicide attempters was pilot tested to assess acceptability and feasibility of the study. It included 24 questions, which were based on literature's data.They covered seeking care and help items and assess the subjective quality appreciation of medical care in the PED and on the BCI.Closed-ended and multiple-choice questions were mixed. Included patients were informed that the questionnaire was anonymous and that seeking their views and feedbacks would help adjusting the implementation of follow-up interventions closer to their needs.The baseline interviews were conducted on the phone, on weekdays, during a mean time of 10 to 15minutes by a trained resident in psychiatry as the only interviewer.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Central Hospital, Nancy, France

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Catherine Pichene · Psychiatric Emergency Departement, Central Hospital, Nancy, France

  • Fabienne Ligier · Psychiatric Emergency Departement, Central Hospital, Nancy, France

  • Sondos Abdalla · Psychiatric Emergency Departement, Central Hospital, Nancy, France

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-18
Primary Completion
2017-08-31
Completion
2017-08-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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