Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 63-68, February 2010

The Effects of the Suicide Awareness Program in Enhancing Community Volunteers' Awareness of Suicide Warning Signs

Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Chutung Veterans Hospital, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Department of Public Health, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

published online 27 March 2009.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the suicide awareness program (SAP) in enhancing community volunteers' awareness of suicide warning signs (SWSs). Seventy-six participants were recruited in this study to complete the Awareness of Suicide Warning Signs Questionnaire before and after they received a 90-minute SAP. After the educational intervention, the mean score of the participants on awareness of SWSs was elevated from 3.97 to 4.53. The percentage of SWSs perceived increased from 46.88% to 84.38%. This shows that the SAP for community volunteers is effective in promoting suicide awareness.

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PII: S0883-9417(09)00018-1

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2009.01.004

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 63-68, February 2010

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