The effects of the suicide awareness program in enhancing community volunteers' awareness of suicide warning signs.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the suicide awareness program (SAP) in enhancing community volunteers' awareness of suicide warning signs (SWSs). Seventy-six participants were recruited in this study to complete the Awareness of Suicide Warning Signs Questionnaire before and after they received a 90-minute SAP. After the educational intervention, the mean score of the participants on awareness of SWSs was elevated from 3.97 to 4.53. The percentage of SWSs perceived increased from 46.88% to 84.38%. This shows that the SAP for community volunteers is effective in promoting suicide awareness.
Tsai
Wen-Pei
WP
Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. wenpei.tsai@msa.hinet.net
Lin
Long-Yau
LY
Chang
Wen-Li
WL
Chang
Hui-Chin
HC
Chou
Ming-Chih
MC
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001364:Awareness; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D003463:Cues; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D000092864:Suicide Prevention