Abstract
BackgroundSuicide is a major cause of preventable death globally and a leading cause of death by injury in Canada. To support people who experience suicidal thoughts and behaviors and to ultimately prevent people from dying by suicide, it is important to understand individual and familial experiences with the health care system.ObjectiveWe present the protocol for a study, the objective of which is to explore how people who died by suicide, and their family members, interacted with the health care system.MethodsThis is a quantitative research study. Data will be collected through a self-administered paper-based or online survey of the family member of patients who died by suicide. The sample size was calculated to be 385 (margin of error ±3%).ResultsData collection will start in October 2020 and results will be available by March 2021. We expect the results to shed light on the experiences of individuals who died by suicide and their family members with the health care system. The study has received ethical clearance from the Health Ethics Research Board of the University of Alberta (Pro00096342).ConclusionsOur study may inform practice, policy, and future research. The findings may shape how members of the health care system respond to people who are at risk of suicide and their families.International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)PRR1-10.2196/19112
Highlights
BackgroundSuicide is a serious global public health problem, with an estimated 800,000 people reported to die by suicide every year [1]
The purpose of this study is to understand better the family and social circumstances of individuals who died by suicide, and how those who died by suicide and their family members interacted with the health care system
Findings from the study will help illuminate factors related to family, society, and health systems, and the role they play in death by suicide in Alberta
Summary
Suicide is a serious global public health problem, with an estimated 800,000 people reported to die by suicide every year [1]. To support people who experience suicidal thoughts and behaviors and to prevent people from dying by suicide, it is important to understand individual and familial experiences with the health care system. Objective: We present the protocol for a study, the objective of which is to explore how people who died by suicide, and their family members, interacted with the health care system. We expect the results to shed light on the experiences of individuals who died by suicide and their family members with the health care system. The findings may shape how members of the health care system respond to people who are at risk of suicide and their families.
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