Evaluating the Longitudinal Efficacy of SafeTALK Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training in a General Community Sample

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn Holmes ◽  
Amanda Clacy ◽  
Daniel F. Hermens ◽  
Jim Lagopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Gatekeeper Training ◽  
General Community ◽  
General Community Sample

scholarly journals Performance, Cost-Effectiveness, and Representativeness of Facebook Recruitment to Suicide Prevention Research: Online Survey Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Lee ◽  
Michelle Torok ◽  
Fiona Shand ◽  
Nicola Chen ◽  
Lauren McGillivray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Prevention Research ◽  
Sample Representativeness ◽  
The Impact ◽  
General Community ◽  
Gender Specific

BACKGROUND Researchers are increasingly using social media advertisements to recruit participants because of their many advantages over traditional methods. Although there is growing evidence for the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of social media recruitment in the health sciences, no studies have yet examined this in the context of suicide prevention, which remains to be a highly stigmatized and sensitive topic. OBJECTIVE This study aims to recruit a general community sample to complete a survey on suicide literacy, stigma, and risk via Facebook advertisements. Specifically, we aim to establish the performance of the advertisements, cost-effectiveness, sample representativeness, and the impact of gender-specific advertising on recruiting men into the study. METHODS From June 2017 to March 2019, we released Facebook advertisements targeted at adults 18 years or older, residing in the New South Wales (NSW) trial or control regions, and involved in the LifeSpan suicide prevention trial. Cost-effectiveness was examined descriptively using metrics provided by Facebook. Chi-square analyses were conducted to determine demographic differences between our sample and the general NSW population as well as the impact of gender-specific advertisements on gender engagement. RESULTS The 14 Facebook advertisement campaigns reached a total of 675,199 people, yielding 25,993 link clicks and resulting in 9603 individuals initiating the survey (7487 completions) at an overall cost of Aus $2.81 (US $2.01) per participant. There was an overrepresentation of younger (<i>P</i>=.003), female (<i>P</i>=.003), highly educated (<i>P</i>&lt;.001) participants and mental health conditions (<i>P</i>&lt;.001) compared with the total NSW population. The use of male-specific advertisements resulted in a significantly higher proportion of men completing the survey relative to gender-neutral advertisements (38.2% vs 24.6%; <i>P</i>&lt;.001). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the potential of Facebook to be an effective, low-cost strategy for recruiting a large sample of general community participants for suicide prevention research. Strategies to improve sample representativeness warrant further investigation in future research.

PTSD in Young Banso Widows in Cameroon

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Lange ◽  
Cass Dykeman
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
General Community ◽  
General Community Sample

There are an estimated 250 million widows across the globe, and more than 500,000 of these individuals are projected to reside in Cameroon. Despite these statistics, to date relatively little research about widows in Cameroon has been accomplished. As such, little information is available as to the mental health status of Cameroonian widows. The purpose of the current study was to examine and document post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) levels among young Banso widows in Cameroon. Findings indicated that 86% of the target population possessed PTSD symptoms in moderate to severe range. This level far exceeded a general community sample of Africa women. Select social justice and human rights implications were discussed.

scholarly journals 5-HTTLPR×interpersonal stress interaction and nonsuicidal self-injury in general community sample of youth

2015 ◽  
Vol 225 (3) ◽  
pp. 609-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin L. Hankin ◽  
Andrea L. Barrocas ◽  
Jami F. Young ◽  
Brett Haberstick ◽  
Andrew Smolen
Keyword(s):  
Community Sample ◽  
Interpersonal Stress ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
General Community ◽  
General Community Sample ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

scholarly journals Habitual Sleep Duration and All-Cause Mortality in a General Community Sample

SLEEP ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 1903-1909 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Nisha Aurora ◽  
Ji Soo Kim ◽  
Ciprian Crainiceanu ◽  
Daniel O'Hearn ◽  
Naresh M. Punjabi
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
General Community ◽  
General Community Sample

scholarly journals ‘Ecstasy’ and the use of sleep medications in a general community sample: a 4-year follow-up

Addiction ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 108 (9) ◽  
pp. 1640-1648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Tait ◽  
Amanda George ◽  
Sarah Olesen
Keyword(s):  
Community Sample ◽  
General Community ◽  
General Community Sample
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