A survey of Canadian and Australian pharmacists’ stigma of suicide
Background: There is limited information available regarding community pharmacists’ stigma of suicide. Pharmacists regularly interact with people at risk of suicide and stigmatizing attitudes may impact care. Objective: To measure community pharmacists’ stigma of suicide. Method: Pharmacists in Cana...
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| author | Andrea L Murphy Claire L O’Reilly Randa Ataya Steve P Doucette Ruth Martin-Misener Alan Rosen David M Gardner |
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| description | Background: There is limited information available regarding community pharmacists’ stigma of suicide. Pharmacists regularly interact with people at risk of suicide and stigmatizing attitudes may impact care. Objective: To measure community pharmacists’ stigma of suicide. Method: Pharmacists in Canada and Australia completed an online survey with the Stigma of Suicide Scale–Short Form. Data were analysed descriptively and with univariate and multivariate analyses. Results: Three hundred and ninety-six pharmacists returned completed surveys (Canada n = 235; Australia n = 161; female 70%; mean age = 38.6 ± 12.7 years). The rate of endorsement of stigmatizing terms was low overall. Canadian and Australian pharmacists differed (p < 0.05) for several variables (e.g. age, friend or relative with a mental illness, training in mental health crisis). Pharmacists without someone close to them living with a mental illness were more likely to strongly agree/agree with words describing those who die by suicide as pathetic, stupid, irresponsible, and cowardly. Those without a personal diagnosis of mental illness strongly agreed/agreed with the terms immoral, irresponsible, vengeful, and cowardly. More Australian pharmacists strongly agreed/agreed that people who die by suicide are irresponsible, cowardly, and disconnected. Independent variables associated with a higher stigma were male sex, Australian, and negative perceptions about suicide preventability. Conclusion: Community pharmacists frequently interact with people at risk of suicide and generally have low agreement of stigmatizing terms for people who die by suicide. Research should focus on whether approaches such as contact-based education can minimize existing stigma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-408a1483f4764047b4853a3533a92b3d2022-12-22T02:23:25ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medicine2050-31212019-01-01710.1177/2050312118820344A survey of Canadian and Australian pharmacists’ stigma of suicideAndrea L Murphy0Claire L O’Reilly1Randa Ataya2Steve P Doucette3Ruth Martin-Misener4Alan Rosen5David M Gardner6Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, CanadaSchool of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaCollege of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, CanadaResearch Methods Unit, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, CanadaSchool of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, CanadaIllawarra Institute for Mental Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, AustraliaDepartment of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, CanadaBackground: There is limited information available regarding community pharmacists’ stigma of suicide. Pharmacists regularly interact with people at risk of suicide and stigmatizing attitudes may impact care. Objective: To measure community pharmacists’ stigma of suicide. Method: Pharmacists in Canada and Australia completed an online survey with the Stigma of Suicide Scale–Short Form. Data were analysed descriptively and with univariate and multivariate analyses. Results: Three hundred and ninety-six pharmacists returned completed surveys (Canada n = 235; Australia n = 161; female 70%; mean age = 38.6 ± 12.7 years). The rate of endorsement of stigmatizing terms was low overall. Canadian and Australian pharmacists differed (p < 0.05) for several variables (e.g. age, friend or relative with a mental illness, training in mental health crisis). Pharmacists without someone close to them living with a mental illness were more likely to strongly agree/agree with words describing those who die by suicide as pathetic, stupid, irresponsible, and cowardly. Those without a personal diagnosis of mental illness strongly agreed/agreed with the terms immoral, irresponsible, vengeful, and cowardly. More Australian pharmacists strongly agreed/agreed that people who die by suicide are irresponsible, cowardly, and disconnected. Independent variables associated with a higher stigma were male sex, Australian, and negative perceptions about suicide preventability. Conclusion: Community pharmacists frequently interact with people at risk of suicide and generally have low agreement of stigmatizing terms for people who die by suicide. Research should focus on whether approaches such as contact-based education can minimize existing stigma.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312118820344 |
| spellingShingle | Andrea L Murphy Claire L O’Reilly Randa Ataya Steve P Doucette Ruth Martin-Misener Alan Rosen David M Gardner A survey of Canadian and Australian pharmacists’ stigma of suicide SAGE Open Medicine |
| title | A survey of Canadian and Australian pharmacists’ stigma of suicide |
| title_full | A survey of Canadian and Australian pharmacists’ stigma of suicide |
| title_fullStr | A survey of Canadian and Australian pharmacists’ stigma of suicide |
| title_full_unstemmed | A survey of Canadian and Australian pharmacists’ stigma of suicide |
| title_short | A survey of Canadian and Australian pharmacists’ stigma of suicide |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312118820344 |
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