Educating Crisis Supporters About Self-Harm and Suicide in Older Adults.
Objectives: This study aimed to describe existing knowledge of crisis supporters (volunteers responding to crisis calls/texts/messages) regarding self-harm and suicide in older adults and investigate knowledge translation through use of a novel online adaptive learning tool.Methods: The online educa...
| Published in: | American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Vol. 30; no. 11; pp. 1212 - 1221 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Nov2022
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=159600670&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 159600670 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10647481 GIF jtl: American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry issn: 10647481 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Nov2022 vid: 30 iid: 11 pid: 467 pub: Elsevier B.V. place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 159600670 159600670 NLM34799248 159600670 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.10.006 NLM34799248 159600670 ppf: 1212 ppct: 9 formats: tig: atl: Educating Crisis Supporters About Self-Harm and Suicide in Older Adults. aug: au: Wand, Anne P.F. Jessop, Tiffany Peisah, Carmelle affil: Specialty of Psychiatry (APFW), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia sug: subj: Suicide Prevention Self-Injurious Behavior Aged Suicidal Ideation Australia Volunteer Workers Questionnaires Aged: 65+ years ab: Objectives: This study aimed to describe existing knowledge of crisis supporters (volunteers responding to crisis calls/texts/messages) regarding self-harm and suicide in older adults and investigate knowledge translation through use of a novel online adaptive learning tool.Methods: The online educational tool was tested in an Australian national sample of crisis supporters (trained volunteers) aged 18+. Knowledge Transfer was evaluated utilizing a pre/post intervention methodology for data collection. The collaboratively developed online educational tool comprised a pre-test (10 questions), middle learning module (individualised for participant's incorrect pre-test responses) and post-test (10 questions) on suicidal behaviours in older adults. Data analysed included the demographic characteristics of the participants, individual question scores, and summed pre- and post-tests scores. Group differences in change scores were assessed with either one-way between subjects ANOVA or independent samples t-test, depending on the number of groups within each variable. Pre-post education comparisons on individual change in scores were made using a paired samples t-test. Statistical significance was defined as p <0.05.Results: 104 crisis supporters completed the tool (pre-test, middle lesson and post-test). There was significant improvement in knowledge of crisis supporters after the intervention (pre-test scores Mean (M) = 4.56, SD = 1.62 and post-test scores M = 7.61, SD = 1.60; t (103) = 17.242, p <0.001.).Conclusion: Dedicated training about suicidal behaviors in older adults is needed given their high rates of suicide and differing underlying reasons and needs compared to younger adults. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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