TY - JOUR
AU - J. S. Funderburk
AU - W. F. Cross
AU - J. West
AU - L. K. Kearney
AU - K. Dollar
AU - A. Giannone
AU - S. Gamble
A1 - 
AB - Background: Identifying gaps in skill levels and increasing access to training focused on patient-centered skill delivery among integrated primary care providers (i.e., primary care providers, such as physicians and embedded behavioral health providers in primary care, such as psychologists) are needed to improve suicide prevention care. Aims: This pilot study examined an adapted suicide prevention measurement tool's acceptability and feasibility among established (nontrainee) integrated primary care providers and examined preliminary validity of total scores with patient experience. Methods: Thirty-three providers completed a virtual simulation, which was rated using the suicide prevention measurement tool. Twenty-four primary care patients also listened to four pre-recorded simulations with previously agreed upon scores using the measurement tool to preliminarily examine construct validity with the patient's experience. Descriptive statistics for primary study variables (e.g., acceptability) were calculated. Results: Findings suggest that this suicide prevention tool is feasible and acceptable among established integrated primary care providers. There was also preliminary support for its validity. Limitations: The sample is small. Conclusion: Utilizing an evidence-based suicide prevention measurement tool, with good feasibility and acceptability, may be an important next step to address the gaps in suicide training to achieve high-quality suicide prevention care.
AD - VHA Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, USA.; VHA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention (CoE-SP), Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.; Veterans Affairs Central Office, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
AN - 40589336
BT - Crisis
C5 - Healthcare Disparities; Education & Workforce
DA - Jul 1
DO - 10.1027/0227-5910/a001011
DP - NLM
ET - 20250701
JF - Crisis
LA - eng
N2 - Background: Identifying gaps in skill levels and increasing access to training focused on patient-centered skill delivery among integrated primary care providers (i.e., primary care providers, such as physicians and embedded behavioral health providers in primary care, such as psychologists) are needed to improve suicide prevention care. Aims: This pilot study examined an adapted suicide prevention measurement tool's acceptability and feasibility among established (nontrainee) integrated primary care providers and examined preliminary validity of total scores with patient experience. Methods: Thirty-three providers completed a virtual simulation, which was rated using the suicide prevention measurement tool. Twenty-four primary care patients also listened to four pre-recorded simulations with previously agreed upon scores using the measurement tool to preliminarily examine construct validity with the patient's experience. Descriptive statistics for primary study variables (e.g., acceptability) were calculated. Results: Findings suggest that this suicide prevention tool is feasible and acceptable among established integrated primary care providers. There was also preliminary support for its validity. Limitations: The sample is small. Conclusion: Utilizing an evidence-based suicide prevention measurement tool, with good feasibility and acceptability, may be an important next step to address the gaps in suicide training to achieve high-quality suicide prevention care.
PY - 2025
SN - 0227-5910
ST - Patient-Centered Suicide Prevention Care Delivery Among Established Integrated Primary Care Providers
T1 - Patient-Centered Suicide Prevention Care Delivery Among Established Integrated Primary Care Providers
T2 - Crisis
TI - Patient-Centered Suicide Prevention Care Delivery Among Established Integrated Primary Care Providers
U1 - Healthcare Disparities; Education & Workforce
U3 - 10.1027/0227-5910/a001011
VO - 0227-5910
Y1 - 2025
ER -