title: [Perceived satisfaction and usefulness of suicide prevention information for patients and relatives].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the satisfaction of persons with suicidal behaviour and their relatives using patient information material included in the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Prevention and Treatment of Suicidal Behaviour.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample was made up of 57 patients with suicidal ideation or behaviour, and 52 relatives. The participants were recruited through a suicide prevention programme (Programa de intervención intensiva en conducta suicida [PII] - Suicidal Behaviour Intensive Intervention Programme) and a family association (Federación de Asociaciones de Familiares y Personas con enfermedad mental de Galicia [FEAFES] - Galician Federation of Associations of Relatives and Persons with mental diseases). An ad-hoc questionnaire was designed to ascertain the degree of perceived satisfaction and usefulness of using the information included in the guidelines.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The descriptive data of the sample is presented, along with an exploratory factorial analysis of the questionnaire that yielded two dimensions, i.e., format and usefulness. Patients scored significantly lower than the relatives in two dimensions; nevertheless, no significant differences were found between the two groups in the level of general satisfaction. The socio-demographic variables did not influence the results. Similarly, no differences were observed between patients with and without history of suicidal behaviour. Participants stressed that Primary Care was the setting best suited for dissemination of this type of information.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In general, both patients and relatives displayed a high level of satisfaction with the patient information material assessed. Furnishing information of this type to patients with suicidal ideation and/or behaviour could act as a preventive-educational tool.
authors.affiliation: Axencia de Avaliación de Tecnoloxías Sanitarias de Galicia, Consellería de Sanidade, Santiago de Compostela, España. Electronic address: avalia-t3@sergas.es.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Triñanes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicología Clínica y Psicobiología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Senra-Rivera
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicología Social, Básica y Metodología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Seoane-Pesqueira
authors.affiliation: Programa de Intervención Intensiva en conducta suicida, Complexo Hospitalario de Ourense, Ourense, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-García
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Psiquiatría, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Álvarez-Ariza
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Psiquiatría, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de-Las-Heras-Liñero
authors.affiliation: Axencia de Avaliación de Tecnoloxías Sanitarias de Galicia, Consellería de Sanidade, Santiago de Compostela, España.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Atienza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018579:Patient Selection; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011594:Psychometrics; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
keywords: Clinical practice guidelines; Evaluación de tecnologías sanitarias; Guías de práctica clínica; Health technology assessment; Información para pacientes; Patient education handout; Satisfacción; Satisfaction; Suicide; Suicidio