Table 3 Action items consistent with best practice guidelines—vignette
Item | Pre-course | Post-course | 6-month follow-up | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ∆ | Mean | SD | ∆ | |
Spend time listening to John talk about his feelings | 4.56 | 0.58 | 4.74 | 0.57 | 0.32 | 4.74 | 0.46 | 0.31 |
Ask John directly about suicidal thoughts | 3.96 | 0.92 | 4.69 | 0.62 | 0.79 | 4.50 | 0.71 | 0.58 |
Ask John directly if he has a plan for how he will kill himself | 3.66 | 1.14 | 4.62 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 4.31 | 0.84 | 0.57 |
Ask John directly if he has attempted suicide in past | 3.89 | 1.02 | 4.57 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 4.43 | 0.74 | 0.53 |
Allow John to discuss his reasons for wanting to die | 4.23 | 0.81 | 4.67 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 4.61 | 0.55 | 0.47 |
Ask John how he would like to be supported | 4.55 | 0.63 | 4.75 | 0.54 | 0.32 | 4.79 | 0.43 | 0.38 |
Provide John with information about where he can get help | 4.60 | 0.64 | 4.80 | 0.52 | 0.31 | 4.81 | 0.42 | 0.33 |
Ask John if there is a mental health professional whom he trusts, and seek permission to contact them on his behalf | 4.45 | 0.79 | 4.72 | 0.57 | 0.34 | 4.70 | 0.51 | 0.31 |
Encourage John to get professional help as soon as possible | 4.64 | 0.60 | 4.76 | 0.52 | 0.20 | 4.85 | 0.38 | 0.35 |
Scale (average)* | 4.28 | 0.58 | 4.70 | 0.50 | 0.72 | 4.64 | 0.41 | 0.61 |