Understanding Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of Caring for Individuals in Suicidal Crisis: A Qualitative Study
Help seekers regularly present to Emergency Departments (EDs) when in suicidal crisis for intervention to ensure their immediate safety, which may assist in reducing future attempts. The emergency health workforce have unique insights that can inform suicide prevention efforts during this critical j...
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| description | Help seekers regularly present to Emergency Departments (EDs) when in suicidal crisis for intervention to ensure their immediate safety, which may assist in reducing future attempts. The emergency health workforce have unique insights that can inform suicide prevention efforts during this critical junction in an individual's experience with suicide. This paper explores the treatment and care delivery experiences of 54 health professionals working in EDs within one of the LifeSpan suicide prevention trial sites in Australia. Data was collected via six focus groups and six interviews. Thematic analysis resulted in three themes: (1) physicality of the emergency department, (2) juggling it all–the bureaucracy, practicalities, and human approach to care, and (3) impact of care delivery on ED staff. Findings highlight the need for workplace training that incorporates responding to the uncertainty of suicidal crisis, to compliment the solution-focused medical model of care. Broader policy changes to the ED system are also considered to ensure better outcomes for health professionals and help-seekers alike. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef61e6b178d34bf798b7d8da7c73de492022-12-22T02:29:24ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-06-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.918135918135Understanding Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of Caring for Individuals in Suicidal Crisis: A Qualitative StudyDemee Rheinberger0Jessica Wang1Lauren McGillivray2Fiona Shand3Michelle Torok4Myfanwy Maple5Sarah Wayland6Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, AustraliaBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, AustraliaBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, AustraliaBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, AustraliaBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, AustraliaFaculty of Medicine and Health, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, AustraliaFaculty of Medicine and Health, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, AustraliaHelp seekers regularly present to Emergency Departments (EDs) when in suicidal crisis for intervention to ensure their immediate safety, which may assist in reducing future attempts. The emergency health workforce have unique insights that can inform suicide prevention efforts during this critical junction in an individual's experience with suicide. This paper explores the treatment and care delivery experiences of 54 health professionals working in EDs within one of the LifeSpan suicide prevention trial sites in Australia. Data was collected via six focus groups and six interviews. Thematic analysis resulted in three themes: (1) physicality of the emergency department, (2) juggling it all–the bureaucracy, practicalities, and human approach to care, and (3) impact of care delivery on ED staff. Findings highlight the need for workplace training that incorporates responding to the uncertainty of suicidal crisis, to compliment the solution-focused medical model of care. Broader policy changes to the ED system are also considered to ensure better outcomes for health professionals and help-seekers alike.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.918135/fullsuicidesuicidal crisisemergency departmentqualitative methodhealthcare professionalsnurses |
| spellingShingle | Demee Rheinberger Jessica Wang Lauren McGillivray Fiona Shand Michelle Torok Myfanwy Maple Sarah Wayland Understanding Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of Caring for Individuals in Suicidal Crisis: A Qualitative Study Frontiers in Psychiatry suicide suicidal crisis emergency department qualitative method healthcare professionals nurses |
| title | Understanding Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of Caring for Individuals in Suicidal Crisis: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Understanding Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of Caring for Individuals in Suicidal Crisis: A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Understanding Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of Caring for Individuals in Suicidal Crisis: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of Caring for Individuals in Suicidal Crisis: A Qualitative Study |
| title_short | Understanding Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of Caring for Individuals in Suicidal Crisis: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | understanding emergency department healthcare professionals perspectives of caring for individuals in suicidal crisis a qualitative study |
| topic | suicide suicidal crisis emergency department qualitative method healthcare professionals nurses |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.918135/full |
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