Development of suicide prevention education programs for junior residents

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K17386
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58030:Hygiene and public health-related: excluding laboratory approach
• Research Institution: Yokohama City University
• Principal Investigator: INOUE Keisuke 横浜市立大学, 医学研究科, 客員研究員 (50769619)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 臨床研修医 / 自殺予防 / 教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed lecture materials for junior residents who have few opportunities to learn about suicide prevention.
We gave lectures to junior residents and measured their attitudes and response skills toward those at high risk of suicide using a rating scale before and after lectures. Due to COVID-19, we could not continue lectures and number of subjects was very low. However, the program improved participants' attitudes to suicide prevention. We would like to increase number of subjects and measure the effectiveness of this program again by conducting online lectures and so on.

Free Research Field

精神医学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

自殺予防について学ぶ機会の少ない臨床研修医を対象とした、自殺予防教育プログラムを開発した。対象者は少ないものの、自殺に関する態度が講義の前後で改善することが示唆された。今後、オンライン講義などで対象者を増やして調査を再度行うことで、自殺の危険性が高い者に対する対応技術の改善にも本プログラムが寄与するか検証することが可能となる。本プログラムが広まることで、多くの初期研修医の自殺予防に関する態度や対応技術が向上していくことが期待される。