| Project/Area Number |
22K11087
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
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| Research Institution | Nagasaki University |
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Principal Investigator |
グエン フイティエン 長崎大学, 熱帯医学・グローバルヘルス研究科, 客員研究員 (20457526)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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| Keywords | suicide / helpline services / survey / Suicide / Global Effort / COVID-19 / Survey / Services / Mental / Stress / Hotline / Prevention Services / Global Helplines |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
The current COVID-19 pandemic, with its casualties, left some huge psychological sequelae on most people resulting into anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. Our study will collect information from available suicide prevention services in all possible countries, analyze their availability and characteristics. This will help us know the true impact and challenges of suicide prevention services as well as the burden of suicide in the included countries.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The alarming rise in suicide rates is a growing concern in society today. To prevent a surge in suicide rates, it is crucial to strengthen suicide prevention services. Hence, our study aims to assess the availability, effectiveness, and patient experience of suicide prevention healthcare services. We successfully developed a questionnaire and conducted a cross-sectional, observational survey to search for areas of challenges or possible improvement of healthcare services to prevent suicide. We got 446 responses from 104 countries. Results show that 59% of helplines operate monolingually, 89.9% lack translation services, and 47.8% do not train new staff, revealing significant gaps in preparedness. Recommendations include enhancing staff qualifications and language access.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
This global research project is progressing rather smoothly due to the effective collaboration and communication among the international team members. Additionally, the robust planning and utilization of diverse resources have helped in addressing potential challenges promptly and efficiently.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
We will proceed with the qualitative study, which involves conducting interviews with key stakeholders in suicide prevention, such as healthcare providers, community leaders. Using a grounded theory approach, we will analyze the data by identifying emerging themes and categories to develop a theoretical understanding of the phenomenon. Our focus during this study will be on identifying obstacles to effective suicide prevention, including stigma, lack of awareness, insufficient resources, and cultural factors that affect help-seeking behavior. Additionally, we will explore potential solutions to these challenges, such as increasing awareness, enhancing access to resources, and reducing stigma.
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