@article{ref1,
title="Impact of the mental health care continuity-chain among individuals expressing suicidal behaviour in a Spanish sample",
journal="Issues in mental health nursing",
year="2020",
author="Albuixech-García, Rocío and Juliá-Sanchis, Rocío and Fernández Molina, Miguel Ángel and Escribano, Silvia",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Poor coordination between different healthcare services means that the proper follow-up of patients cannot be guaranteed, thus increasing the risk of relapse in cases of attempted suicide. This study describes the sociodemographic variables related to suicidal behaviour in a Spanish sample and analyses how the use of a continued nursing care protocol influences the follow-up of patients who have shown suicidal behaviour. A cohort of 213 patient was identified from the emergency department medical records because of suicide attempters during 2011; 51.6% were included in the intervention group (<i>n</i> = 110) and 48.4% (<i>n</i> = 103) in the control group. We used a specific continuity of care chain protocol with the patients in the intervention group. More than half of all the initial suicide attempts were made by women; 80.3% had a previous history of a mental disorder and 65.7% of the attempts were made by ingesting medications. Significantly more patients in the intervention group attended their first follow-up visit. This study highlights the need to implement protocols that favour the continuity of mental health care processes-especially those designed to treat individuals expressing suicidal behaviour-with the aim of reducing the risk of suicide in them by intensifying their monitoring.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0161-2840",
doi="10.1080/01612840.2019.1692979",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2019.1692979"
}