TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - A randomized controlled trial to assess feasibility and acceptability of telephone-based psychosocial interventions in individuals who attempted suicide
JO  - Indian journal of psychological medicine
A1  - Sreedaran, Priya
A1  - Beniwal, Ram Pratap
A1  - Chari, Uttara
A1  - S, Smitha T.
A1  - V, Vidhya Shree S.
A1  - Gupta, Varsha
A1  - Bhatia, Triptish
A1  - Deshpande, Smita N.
SP  - 144
EP  - 149
VL  - 43
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0253-7176
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0253717620939272
ID  - ref1
ER  -