@article{ref1,
title="Staff views of an emergency department intervention using safety planning and structured follow-up with suicidal veterans",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2016",
author="Chesin, Megan S. and Stanley, Barbara and Haigh, Emily A. P. and Chaudhury, Sadia R. and Pontoski, Kristin and Knox, Kerry L. and Brown, Gregory K.",
volume="21",
number="1",
pages="127-137",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To summarize staff perceptions of the acceptability and utility of the safety planning and structured post-discharge follow-up contact intervention (SPI-SFU), a suicide prevention intervention that was implemented and tested in five Veterans Affairs Medical Center emergency departments (EDs). <br><br>METHODS: A purposive sampling approach was used to identify 50 staff member key informants. Interviews were transcribed and coded using thematic analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: Almost all staff perceived the intervention as helpful in connecting SPI-SFU participants to follow-up services. A slight majority of staff believed SPI-SFU increased Veteran safety. Staff members also benefited from the implementation of SPI-SFU. Their comfort discharging Veterans at some suicide risk increased. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: SPI-SFU provides an appealing option for improving suicide prevention services in acute care settings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2016.1164642",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2016.1164642"
}