@article{ref1,
title="A randomized controlled trial to assess feasibility and acceptability of telephone-based psychosocial interventions in individuals who attempted suicide",
journal="Indian journal of psychological medicine",
year="2021",
author="Sreedaran, Priya and Beniwal, Ram Pratap and Chari, Uttara and S, Smitha T. and V, Vidhya Shree S. and Gupta, Varsha and Bhatia, Triptish and Deshpande, Smita N.",
volume="43",
number="2",
pages="144-149",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Brief contact interventions such as telephone-based contacts appear to be useful in individuals who attempted suicide. Most studies of telephone-based contacts in such individuals typically consisted of frequent phone reminders for adherence to treatment and seeking help for mental health issues. Telephone-based psychosocial interventions that incorporate elements of supportive and problem-solving strategies are of interest in Indian settings due to their potential application in mitigating the wide mental health gap. Feasibility studies of telephone-based psychosocial interventions could help ascertain the difficulties that arise in the implementation of such treatments. <br><br>METHODS: A multicentric randomized controlled trial (RCT) is currently underway in general hospital settings in two Indian cities to study the efficacy of telephone-based psychosocial interventions in individuals with a recent suicide attempt, with routine telephone contacts (TCs) serving as the comparator. Prior to that RCT, this feasibility study was conducted to assess the acceptability of the telephone-based intervention and telephone contacts. Feasibility was assessed using dropout rates. Acceptability was assessed using participant-rated Likert-based visual analog scores from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater acceptability. <br><br>RESULTS: Dropout rates and mean acceptability scores for telephone-based psychosocial interventions were 38.5% and 8.63, while those for TCs were 41.7% and 7.57, respectively. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Telephone-based psychosocial interventions are feasible and acceptable in individuals with a recent suicide attempt.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0253-7176",
doi="10.1177/0253717620939272",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0253717620939272"
}