title: Assessing Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors Among Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumors and Their Mothers During Sociobehavioral Research.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the development and feasibility of a protocol for nonpsychiatric subspecialty research staff members to screen research participants who endorse suicidal ideations or behaviors during data collection .
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive protocol development. .
  
  
  METHODS
  The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. .
  
  
  METHODS
  186 mother caregivers and 134 adolescent or young adult survivors of childhood brain tumors, with the protocol implemented for 5 caregivers and 11 survivors.
  
  
  METHODS
  During telephone- and home-based interviews, the interviewer assessed the participant using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Expressed suicidal ideation or behavior .
  
  
  RESULTS
  Implementation of the C-SSRS by nonpsychiatric subspecialty staff members was feasible and valid. Interviewers' conclusions based on this instrument matched those of the mental health professional who followed up with participants. Process notes contained themes about the participants, including anger and sadness in survivors and the physical and emotional demands of the survivor in caregivers. Progress notes for the interviewer included a reiteration of events, whether the assessment was successful, and whether the recommendation of the interviewer was in agreement with that of the mental health professional .
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The protocol based on the C-SSRS was useful and feasible for nonpsychiatric subspecialty staff members to use in the collection of data from survivors of childhood brain tumors and their caregivers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Survivors of childhood brain tumors and their caregivers may experience psychosocial distress. Nurses, as research assistants or in other roles, can use tools such as the C-SSRS to assist in front-line assessments.  .
authors: Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.
authors: Matthew S
authors: MS
authors: Lucas
authors: University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
authors: Bridgette M
authors: BM
authors: Brawner
authors: University of Pennsylvania.
authors: Thomas L
authors: TL
authors: Hardie
authors: Indiana University in Indianapolis.
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Beacham
authors: University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
authors: Cynthia
authors: C
authors: Paidipati
authors: University of Pennsylvania.
authors: Magdaline
authors: M
authors: Diaz
authors: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Lauer
authors: The Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
authors: Wendy L
authors: WL
authors: Hobbie
authors: University of Pennsylvania.
authors: Janet A
authors: JA
authors: Deatrick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001519:Behavior; D035843:Biomedical Research; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D017028:Caregivers; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: brain neoplasms; suicidal ideation; suicide; survivors