"Razones para Vivir": Hybrid implementation study in Colombia for health governance and improving suicidal behavior.

Objectives. To describe the implementation of a strategy to promote reasons for living and to assess its impact on acute mental health symptoms, psychosocial disability, and perceptions of health services. Methods. A quasi-experimental methodology that incorporates methods from a Type I hybrid imple...

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Published in:Pan American Journal of Public Health Vol. 49; pp. 1 - 10
Main Authors: Agudelo-Hernández, Felipe, Salazar-Vieira, Luz María, Plata-Casas, Laura Inés
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Published: World Health Organization 2025
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          Agudelo-Hernández, Felipe
          Salazar-Vieira, Luz María
          Plata-Casas, Laura Inés
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          Universidad de Manizales, Manizales, Colombia
          Pan American Health Organization, Bogotá, Colombia
          Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Bogotá, Colombia
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        Colombia
        Suicidal behavior
        Mental illness
        Health policy
        Research implementation
        Mental health
        Mental health promotion
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          Suicidal behavior
          Mental illness
          Health policy
          Research implementation
          Mental health
          Colombia
          Administration of Public Health Programs
          Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
          Mental health promotion
      keyword:
        hope
        Implementation science
        mental health services
        motivation
        personal satisfaction
        Suicide prevention
        ciencia de la implementación
        esperanza
        motivación
        Prevención del suicidio
        satisfacción personal
        servicios de salud mental
        ciência da implementação
        Colômbia
        esperança
        motivação
        Prevenção do suicídio
        satisfação pessoal
        serviços de saúde mental
        hope
        Implementation science
        mental health services
        motivation
        personal satisfaction
        Suicide prevention
        ciencia de la implementación
        esperanza
        motivación
        Prevención del suicidio
        satisfacción personal
        servicios de salud mental
        ciência da implementação
        Colômbia
        esperança
        motivação
        Prevenção do suicídio
        satisfação pessoal
        serviços de saúde mental
      ab: Objectives. To describe the implementation of a strategy to promote reasons for living and to assess its impact on acute mental health symptoms, psychosocial disability, and perceptions of health services. Methods. A quasi-experimental methodology that incorporates methods from a Type I hybrid implementation study. The Caldas Scale, Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), and the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale were applied to people with a history of mental disorder and suicidal ideation, before and after the implementation of the "Razones para Vivir" strategy, to determine psychosocial disability associated with mental disorders and caregiver burden. Results. The Razones para Vivir strategy has modified the relationship between the quality and perception of health services and psychosocial disability associated with mental disorders. Large effect sizes were found for the variables of occupational disability (r = 0.68), social disability (r = 0.55), therapeutic adherence (r = 0.71), and perception of services (r = 0.51), with a moderate effect size for acute mental health symptoms (r = 0.41). Conclusions. The implementation of the strategy contributed to institutional involvement in promoting mental health, in addition to the improvement of acute mental health symptoms and some psychosocial disability variables. Mental health promotion strategies can be integrated with implementation frameworks to facilitate their development in specific sociopolitical contexts.
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    language: English
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