Suicide first aid guidelines for assisting persons from immigrant or refugee background: a Delphi study

Colucci, Erminia; Jorm, Anthony F; Kelly, Claire; Minas, Harry

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“…By contrast, in the Japanese study it was noted that the experts were less likely to endorse actions that involved a closer personal distance and that some first aid strategies highly endorsed in other countries might be seen as socially inappropriate in Japan [ 15 ]. In the Refugee and Immigrant study, it was noted that refugees and immigrants sometimes have a fear and distrust about emergency services and that females from some cultural backgrounds may not be permitted to make decisions regarding their own health alone [ 20 ]. Availability of services is another culturally varying factor.…”

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“…Data from Delphi expert consensus studies to develop suicide first aid guidelines were available for English-speaking countries [ 5 ], Philippines [ 16 ], India [ 14 ], Japan [ 15 ], Sri Lanka [ 17 ] and Refugees and Immigrants [ 20 ]. These studies were conducted by research teams that included one or more of the authors.…”

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“…Cultural differences may also be important for ethnic minority groups within countries [ 18 , 19 ]. For this reason, a Delphi study has also been carried out on assisting suicidal persons from refugee and immigrant backgrounds [ 20 ].…”

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Cross-cultural generalizability of suicide first aid actions: an analysis of agreement across expert consensus studies from a range of countries and cultures

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BackgroundA number of Delphi expert consensus studies have been carried out with different countries and cultural groups to develop guidelines on how a member of the public should provide assistance to a person who is suicidal. The present study aimed to determine whether cross-culturally generalizable suicide first aid actions are possible by comparing agreement across these Delphi studies.MethodsData on endorsement rates for items were compared across six Delphi studies. These studies involved panels of professionals and consumer advocates from English-speaking countries, professionals from Sri Lanka, professionals from Japan, professionals from India, professionals from the Philippines, and professionals and consumer advocates in refugee and immigrant mental health. Correlations were calculated between item endorsement rates across panels.ResultsThere were 18 items that were highly endorsed across all eight of the Delphi panels and an additional 15 items highly endorsed across the panels from the three lower middle-income countries (India, Philippines and Sri Lanka). Correlations across panels in item endorsement rates were all 0.60 or above, but were higher between panels from countries that are socioeconomically similar.ConclusionsThere is broad agreement across the diverse expert panels about what are appropriate suicide first aid actions for members of the public, indicating that cross-cultural generalizability is possible. However, there is also some cultural specificity, indicating the need for local tailoring.

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“…Historically, Australia, India and Italy have different rates of youth suicide: quite high in Australian young men, high in young Indians, especially young women in some regions, and low in young Italian men and women (Joseph et al, 2003; Meneghel et al, 2004; Colucci and Too, 2014; Colucci et al, 2017; 2018; Lenzi et al, 2012). Second, these countries show some similarities and differences on important socio-cultural dimensions.…”

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A cross-cultural study of attitudes toward suicide among young people in India, Italy and Australia

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Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: An understanding of the cultural aspects of suicidal behavior is essential for the development of culturally appropriate suicide prevention and intervention strategies. Aims: This study explored the attitudes toward youth suicide in 686 Italian, Indian and Australian undergraduate students (18–24 years old). Method: A 21-item suicide attitude inventory titled Attitude towards Youth Suicide (AtYS) scale, included in this paper, was used in the three samples. Results: Four factors were extracted, labeled negative attitudes toward suicide, belief that suicide was not preventable, suicide as acceptable and normal, and the existence of risk signs for suicide. Country differences were found for all four subscales, with Indian students having the most negative attitudes toward suicide. Sex differences were found in all three countries with women, on the whole, having less negative attitudes toward suicide, more belief in the preventability of suicide in India and more belief in risk signs for suicide in Italy. Conclusion: Attitudes are linked to suicide in a complex manner. More quantitative and qualitative studies, including in lower-income and non-English speaking Western societies, are needed.

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“…The papers in the current issue provide examples of the different stages of this researchimpact-research cycle and moreover, provide concrete exemplars of the potential of research to make a difference to stakeholders' lives. The first paper in this issue comes from Colucci, Jorm, Kelly, and Minas (2018). In their Delphi study, an expert consensus approach was employed whereby professionals and advocates with lived experience were invited to rate their preferences of suicide guidelines for those from an immigrant or refugee background.…”

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Suicide first aid guidelines for assisting persons from immigrant or refugee background: a Delphi study

Abstract: Suicide first aid guidelines for assisting persons from immigrant or refugee background: a Delphi study. Advances in Mental Health, 16 (2). pp. 105-116.

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Cross-cultural generalizability of suicide first aid actions: an analysis of agreement across expert consensus studies from a range of countries and cultures

Cross-cultural generalizability of suicide first aid actions: an analysis of agreement across expert consensus studies from a range of countries and cultures

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