Danish emergency nurses' attitudes towards self-harm – a cross-sectional study

Perboell, Penille Wimmer; Hammer, Nanna Maria; Øestergaard, Brian; Konradsen, Hanne

doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2014.07.003

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“…This indicates that each factor captures a different and uncorrelated dimension of attitudes towards self‐harm. As such, only items that load onto one of the four factors are utilized as opposed to the full scale, as consistent with prior research methodology . Higher scores indicate more positive attitudes.…”

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Clinician attitudes towards borderline personality disorder: A 15‐year comparison

Day

Hunt

Cortis-Jones

et al. 2018

Personality & Mental Health

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Stigma towards people with borderline personality disorder has been a common theme reported within mental health services staff. A longitudinal, mixed method design investigated attitudes of mental health staff working at the same public health service in 2000 and 2015. Participants from both the 2000 and 2015 samples completed a short 10-item version of the Attitude to Personality Disorders Questionnaire and identical qualitative questions. The 2015 sample also completed the Attitude to Deliberate Self-Harm Questionnaire and the Attitude and Skills Questionnaire. Qualitatively, the 2000 sample endorsed much more negative descriptions (e.g. 'attention seeking' and 'manipulative'), and the 2015 sample focused more on treatment approaches and skills (e.g. 'management plan' and 'empathy'). Quantitatively, the 2015 sample endorsed more positive attitudes than the 2000 sample. This positive attitudinal shift is an encouraging step in successful treatment of borderline personality disorder and may reflect a changing landscape of the mental health system and greater awareness and use of effective treatments. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…As such, only items that load onto one of the four factors are utilized as opposed to the full scale, as consistent with prior research methodology. 43,44 Higher scores indicate more positive attitudes. Attitudes and Skills Questionnaire.…”

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Clinician attitudes towards borderline personality disorder: A 15‐year comparison

Day

Hunt

Cortis-Jones

et al. 2018

Personality & Mental Health

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“…, Perboell et al . ). A specialized training in how to care for patients who engage in SIB has been found to result in a more positive attitude towards these patients and a greater closeness with them (Karman et al .…”

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Effects of training on attitudes of psychiatric personnel towards patients who self‐injure

2016

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BackgroundImproving attitudes of personnel towards self‐injurious patients leads to better working alliance and contributes to better patient outcomes. Previous research into the improvement of these attitudes has recorded the need for specific training in evidence‐based assessment and treatment of self‐injurious patients.AimThe current study describes the attitudes towards self‐injurious patients among psychiatric personnel. The study also evaluates the effect of a structured clinical training program on psychiatric personnel's attitudes towards patients who self‐injure. It further examines whether age, education, frequency of self‐injurious patients contact, and work experience of the personnel are associated with the existing attitudes.MethodsPsychiatric personnel (N = 50) attended a four‐day training program, presenting evidence‐based knowledge regarding self‐injury assessment and treatment, using group exercises and reflective learning principles. The personnel completed the Understanding Suicidal Patients Questionnaire (USP) anonymously PreTraining, on 17 January 2014, and PostTraining, on 20 June 2014. The mean differences as well as single USP items before and after the training were tested by unpaired t‐test. Two‐way ANOVA was used to test impact of background variables on the USP scores.ResultsThe training program had statistically significant impact (P < 0·01) on the following individual items of the USP scale: Patients who have tried to commit suicide are usually treated well in my work unit (d = 1·02); A person who has made several suicide attempt is at greater risk of committing suicide (d = 0·64); Because the patients who have tried to commit suicide have emotional problems, they need the best possible treatment (d = 0·57). The results also suggested that the frequency of patient contact had impact on attitudes towards self‐injurious patients.

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“…Few studies have shown that nurses have positive attitudes toward suicide. [17][18][19] Nurses had expressed sympathetic attitudes to patients with suicidal behavior. 20 A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015 in Victoria including 181 midwives and maternal child healthcare nurses who were administered Attitudes to Suicide Prevention Scale and found that females, younger age, and being a maternal and child healthcare nurse were associated with more positive attitude toward suicide.…”

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Literacy and Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals Regarding Suicide: A Review

Balasundaram¹,

Subramanian²,

Jandial³

et al. 2022

Annals of SBV

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Background: Suicide is currently listed among the leading causes of death, accounts for approximately 1.4% of all mortalities, and remains one of the preventable causes of death and disability. Annually, more than 800,000 people die due to suicide along with a even more higher number of suicide attempts. Stigmatizing attitudes toward suicide still prevail, contributing to a chain of negative consequences for survivors and their families. Aims and objectives: This review explores the extent of suicide literacy and the factors influencing the suicide literacy among the HCPs, as well as attitudes of HCPs regarding suicidal behavior. In addition, the review also evaluates whether there is an association between HCP's suicide literacy and their attitudes toward suicidal behavior. Materials and methods: Literature search was done with keywords "literacy of suicide" and "attitudes toward suicide in healthcare professionals" from the year 1981 to 2020, and the search was conducted on the following platforms-PubMed Central, Google Scholar, and ProQuest. The research was conducted from 2018 to 2019. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, out of 80 articles, only 40 articles were selected, out of which majority were original articles, some were meta-analysis, and few were review articles. Results: Studies have shown different attitudes and suicide literacy in HCPs, some showed positive attitude, and some showed negative attitude regarding suicide. Some studies showed high suicide literacy, and few showed low suicide literacy in HCPs. Limitations: Family history and personal history of suicide were not studied. Career variables of HCPs were not studied. Interdepartmental differences were not studied. Conclusion: This review indicates that suicide is a global problem and shows that both suicide literacy and attitude of HCPs toward suicide affect the approach, care, and treatment of patients with suicide-related behavior. Also, within HCPs, there is variation in terms of suicide literacy and attitude toward suicide, which in turn is influenced by several sociodemographic variables and clinical exposure variables. It is also evident from the reviews that suicide is a preventable condition. The reviews clearly indicate a definite scarcity of data on literacy of suicide in our region, highlighting the need for further research in this area.

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Danish emergency nurses' attitudes towards self-harm – a cross-sectional study

Cited by 18 publications

References 41 publications

Clinician attitudes towards borderline personality disorder: A 15‐year comparison

Clinician attitudes towards borderline personality disorder: A 15‐year comparison

Effects of training on attitudes of psychiatric personnel towards patients who self‐injure

Literacy and Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals Regarding Suicide: A Review

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