Key result
Telephone follow-up fails to reduce suicide reattempts versus usual care but reduces suicidal thoughts.
Why the study?
Suicide is a preventable cause of death and the efficacy of telephone follow-up in preventing suicide reattempts needed evaluation.
Does telephonic follow-up reduce suicide reattempts in patients with a history of suicide attempts?
RCT (n=139)
randomly
No
Does telephonic follow-up reduce suicide reattempts in patients with a history of suicide attempts?
p-value: p=0.18
Telephonic follow-up did not significantly reduce suicide reattempts but improved suicidal thoughts and hope in life among patients with a history of suicide attempts.
Does not support telephone follow-up to prevent reattempts; leaves open benefits on suicidal thoughts and hope for confirmation.
BACKGROUND: prevention of suicide is one of priority world health. Suicide is one of the preventable causes of death. The aim of this study is evaluation of telephone follow up on suicide reattempt. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This randomized controlled clinical trial is a prospective study which has been done in Noor Hospital of Isfahan-Iran, at 2010. 139 patients who have suicide attempt history divided in one of two groups, randomly, 70 patients in" treatment as usual (TAU)" and 69 patients in "brief interventional control (BIC). Seven telephone contact with BIC group patients have been done "during six months" and two questionnaires have been filled in each session. The data has been analyzed by descriptive and Chi-square test, under SPSS. RESULTS: No significant differences of suicide reattempt has been found between two groups (P = 0.18), but significant reduction in frequency of suicidal thoughts (P = 0.007) and increase in hope at life (P = 0.001) was shown in intervention group. CONCLUSION: Telephones follow up in patients with suicide history decrease suicidal thought frequency" and increase hope in life, significantly.
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Mousavi et al. (2014) conducted an RCT in suicide attempt history (n=139). Telephonic follow up vs. Treatment as usual (TAU) was evaluated on suicide reattempt (p=0.18). Telephone follow-up did not significantly reduce suicide reattempts compared to treatment as usual (P=0.18), but significantly reduced suicidal thoughts (P=0.007) and increased hope in life (P=0.001).
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