Health Plans for Suicide Prevention in Spain: A Descriptive Analysis of the Published Documents
The number of deaths by suicide worldwide each year is more than 800,000 people, which is equivalent to one death every 40 seconds. Suicide prevention has been listed by the World Health Organisation as a global imperative and has become a priority for global public health. This descriptive study de...
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| author | Teresa Sufrate-Sorzano Elena Jiménez-Ramón María Elena Garrote-Cámara Vicente Gea-Caballero Angela Durante Raúl Júarez-Vela Iván Santolalla-Arnedo |
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| description | The number of deaths by suicide worldwide each year is more than 800,000 people, which is equivalent to one death every 40 seconds. Suicide prevention has been listed by the World Health Organisation as a global imperative and has become a priority for global public health. This descriptive study describes and compares the intervention components included in the suicide prevention plans in the different provinces of Spain. We analysed the published documents through an extensive literature search and summarised the findings using descriptive content analysis. The search was carried out through the official websites of the government and health departments of each province in addition to consulting other official digital platforms such as the National Suicide Observatory, the World Health Organisation and the National Institute of Statistics. The results show the most relevant differences between the prevention plans, revealing that although all the activities included were related to the health sector, not all of them include prevention aimed at the general population level. We conclude that there is a lack of interventions related to the application of universal prevention, while selective and indicated prevention are the most developed tools in Spain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-facdeaea32f74491be4e6ec1b88629812023-11-30T21:48:07ZengMDPI AGNursing Reports2039-439X2039-44032022-02-01121778910.3390/nursrep12010009Health Plans for Suicide Prevention in Spain: A Descriptive Analysis of the Published DocumentsTeresa Sufrate-Sorzano0Elena Jiménez-Ramón1María Elena Garrote-Cámara2Vicente Gea-Caballero3Angela Durante4Raúl Júarez-Vela5Iván Santolalla-Arnedo6San Pedro Hospital, Rioja Health Service, 26006 Logroño (La Rioja), SpainSan Pedro Hospital, Rioja Health Service, 26006 Logroño (La Rioja), SpainSan Pedro Hospital, Rioja Health Service, 26006 Logroño (La Rioja), SpainFaculty of Health, Valencian International University, 46021 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Nursing, GRUPAC, University of La Rioja, 26004 Logroño (La Rioja), SpainGroup of Research in Sustainability of the Health System (GISSOS), Biomedical Research Centre of La Rioja (CIBIR), 26006 Logroño (La Rioja), SpainGroup of Research in Sustainability of the Health System (GISSOS), Biomedical Research Centre of La Rioja (CIBIR), 26006 Logroño (La Rioja), SpainThe number of deaths by suicide worldwide each year is more than 800,000 people, which is equivalent to one death every 40 seconds. Suicide prevention has been listed by the World Health Organisation as a global imperative and has become a priority for global public health. This descriptive study describes and compares the intervention components included in the suicide prevention plans in the different provinces of Spain. We analysed the published documents through an extensive literature search and summarised the findings using descriptive content analysis. The search was carried out through the official websites of the government and health departments of each province in addition to consulting other official digital platforms such as the National Suicide Observatory, the World Health Organisation and the National Institute of Statistics. The results show the most relevant differences between the prevention plans, revealing that although all the activities included were related to the health sector, not all of them include prevention aimed at the general population level. We conclude that there is a lack of interventions related to the application of universal prevention, while selective and indicated prevention are the most developed tools in Spain.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/12/1/9suicidepreventionrisk factorshealth care plan/programme |
| spellingShingle | Teresa Sufrate-Sorzano Elena Jiménez-Ramón María Elena Garrote-Cámara Vicente Gea-Caballero Angela Durante Raúl Júarez-Vela Iván Santolalla-Arnedo Health Plans for Suicide Prevention in Spain: A Descriptive Analysis of the Published Documents Nursing Reports suicide prevention risk factors health care plan/programme |
| title | Health Plans for Suicide Prevention in Spain: A Descriptive Analysis of the Published Documents |
| title_full | Health Plans for Suicide Prevention in Spain: A Descriptive Analysis of the Published Documents |
| title_fullStr | Health Plans for Suicide Prevention in Spain: A Descriptive Analysis of the Published Documents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health Plans for Suicide Prevention in Spain: A Descriptive Analysis of the Published Documents |
| title_short | Health Plans for Suicide Prevention in Spain: A Descriptive Analysis of the Published Documents |
| title_sort | health plans for suicide prevention in spain a descriptive analysis of the published documents |
| topic | suicide prevention risk factors health care plan/programme |
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