Authors

Paula García García1, José Juan Rodríguez Solano2

Position

1Grado en Psicología General Sanitaria. Asociación Psicohuella. Getafe (Madrid)2Doctor. Psiquiatra. Servicio de Salud Mental Tetuán. Hospital La Paz. Madrid

Contact address

Paula García García. Avda. de Europa,186. 28905 Getafe (Madrid)

Contact email: g.garcia.paula@gmail.com

Abstract

Objective: to describe the attitudinal beliefs about suicidal behaviour among Primary Care professionals.
Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted through non-probability sampling of convenience. An online form was designed with the Attitudinal Beliefs Questionnaire about Suicidal Behavior (CCCS-18), which was sent by email to physicians and nurses from the seven Primary Healthcare Managements of the Autonomous Comunity of Madrid. Likewise, the questionnaire could be accessed from three Primary Care scientific societies. Univariate and bivariate analysis were conducted, comparing the four factors included in the CCCS-18 by professional category, age, and years of experience.
Results: the study included 169 subjects: 86 (50.89%) nurses and 83 (49.11%) physicians. Statistically significant differences were detected between both groups regarding the moral dimension of suicide (1.45 more points as mean score for physicians), and in the legitimization of suicide dimension (2.59 more points as mean score for nurses). A 10.6% of healthcare professionals don’t agree with the importance of intervention when faced with a suicide scenario, and half of the professionals don’t rule out committing suicide under extreme circumstances.
Conclusions: there is a group trend to not legitimize suicide. Professionals don’t support the creation of support clinics for suicide, or the idea of considering suicide as something normal in an ideal society. There are high levels of agreement in terms of accepting suicide in elderly patients and in patients with terminal diseases. The majority of professionals believe that suicide is not an immoral act, a murder, or an attempt against society.

Keywords:

pandemics; Healthcare crisis; however; structural and human aspects can and should be improved; adaptation psychological; health outcomes; however; Attitudinal beliefs; complex chronic patient; haloperidol; structural and human aspects can and should be improved; CCCS-18; consumption of alcoholic beverages; Torsades de Pointes; prevalence: descriptive cross-sectional study; results show that certain environmental conditions promote comfort; suicide; questionnaire; Primary Care

Versión en Español

Título:

Creencias actitudinales sobre el comportamiento suicida en profesionales sanitarios de Atención Primaria