Citation

Amaral AP, Sampaio JU, Matos FRN, Pocinho MTS, de Mesquita RF, Sousa LRM. Enferm. Glob. 2020; 19(3): 1-35.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia)

DOI

10.6018/eglobal.402951

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To develop, implement and evaluate a suicide prevention program aimed at adolescents. Material and Methods: A quasi-experimental study, before and after, with adolescents from an educational institution in Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil. The study followed the stages of development, implementation and evaluation of a suicide prevention intervention program. Three assessment instruments were administered before and after the intervention: Beck's Suicidal Ideation Scale; Beck's Depression Inventory and Beck's Hopelessness Scale.

RESULTS: Before the intervention, 102 adolescents participated, 30 (29.4%) had suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms. After the intervention the instruments were applied to the 30 selected adolescents, 12 (40.0%) continued with ideation. Prior to intervention, the average Depression Inventory was 23.83 and then 7.17 (p <0.0001). As for hopelessness, the average obtained before was 7.23 and then 2.17 (p <0.0001); Regarding suicidal ideation, the average obtained before was 10.50 and then 2.57 (p <0.0001).

CONCLUSION: There was a decrease in depressive symptoms, hopelessness and suicidal ideation after the implementation of the elaborated intervention program. © Servicio de Publicaciones-Universidad de Murcia.

Language: en

Keywords

Depression; Adolescence; Suicidal ideation; Psychoeducational intervention