With this study the investigators would like to gain insight into the experienced needs carers of individuals with suicidal thoughts, who attempted suicide or who died by suicide. By carers the investigators mean everyone who knows/knew someone close to them who is thinking about suicide, attempted suicide or died by suicide. By mapping out these needs, the investigators hope to better support carers and develop/improve initiatives and tools. The investigators examine this by means of an online one-time questionnaire. In this questionnaire the investigators ask the participants questions about what it is like to be a carer and what are some of the experienced needs, as well as experiences with existing initiatives/tools.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2,255
No intervention (observational study)
Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention, Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Background information: information on the participant
Personal information (self-developed questionnaire): age, gender identity, education, cultural background, work status, recruitment type
Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes
Background information: information on the suicidal person
Information on the suicidal person (self-developed questionnaire): relationship with the person, age, gender identity, suicidality, degree of contact
Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes
Experienced burden: suicidality
based on national health survey (Sciensano, 2018)
Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes
Experienced burden when supporting the individual with suicdial thoughts
self-developed questionnaire on the role of the carer and current degree of care
Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes
Experienced burden when supporting the individual with suicdial thoughts
Zarit Caregiver Burden 4-item questionnaire (Zarit et al., 1985; Higginson et al., 2010)
Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes
Experienced burden: psychological stress
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale , 6-item (Kessler et al., 2002, 2003)
Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes
Experienced needs
Self-developed questionnaire examining the need for information, need for support and needs with regards to health care
Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes
Experience with existing initiatives and tools
Self-developed questionnaire about the experience of participants with existing initiatives and tools
Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes
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