Attitudes towards attempted suicide

dc.contributor.author	Ουζούνη, Χριστίνα	el
dc.contributor.author	Νακάκης, Κωνσταντίνος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-13T22:23:26Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-13T22:23:26Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-14
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1236
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Attitudes
dc.subject	Attempted suicide
dc.subject	Parasuicide
dc.subject	Doctors
dc.subject	Nursing staff
dc.subject	Συμπεριφορές
dc.subject	Απόπειρα αυτοκτονίας
dc.subject	Γιατροί
dc.subject	Νοσηλευτικό προσωπικό
dc.title	Attitudes towards attempted suicide	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	the development of a measurement tool	en
heal.classification	Medicine--Nursing
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Medicine--Nursing
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2009-12
heal.bibliographicCitation	Ouzouni, C., Nakakis, K.. (2009). Attitudes towards attempted suicide: the development of a measurement tool. "Health Science Journal". 3 (4), 222-31.	en
heal.abstract	Background: Nowadays reported global suicide attempt rates have increased dramatically and there is some evidence that failure by health care professionals to recognize and respond to the needs of a suicidal person may be a factor in the repeated suicide attempts of some people. Moreover, research evidence has indicated that unfavorable attitudes among doctors and nurses exist towards attempted suicide patients, which have a negative impact upon the quality of care they receive. The aim of the study was to develop, pilot and validate a measure of attitudes towards patients who have attempted suicide. Method and Material: A questionnaire comprising 102 items was constructed from a existing validated instrument in combination with findings from a literature review. A pilot study was carried out with a sample of 40 (n=40) doctors and nurses, to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the instrument developed. Questionnaires were then distributed to a sample of 186 (n=186) doctors and nurses, working in two general hospitals in Athens area. In order to establish the scale’s construct validity a factor analysis was performed. In addition, a face validity of the measurement tool was assessed by a group of experts. Reliability of the questionnaire was assesses by test - retest. Results: Preliminary analysis reduced the 102 items of the questionnaire to 80. The following eight factors were retained: “positiveness”, “acceptability”, “religiosity”, “professional role and care”, “manipulation”, “personality traits”, “mental illness”, “discrimination”. The 8 factors yielded accounted for the 55.45% level of the total variance. The resultant “Attitudes Towards Attempted Suicide-Questionnaire (ATAS-Q) achieved high internal consistency, with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.96 (a=0.96) in test and a=0.97 in retest assessment. Conclusions: The construction, development and validation of the ATAS-Q will provide a useful measurement tool, enabling health care professionals to enhance their understanding of their attitudes towards patients who attempt suicide in order to enhance the provision of effective care to them.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2009-10