1. Emergency department safety assessment and follow-up evaluation 2: An implementation trial to improve suicide prevention.
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Boudreaux ED, Haskins BL, Larkin C, Pelletier L, Johnson SA, Stanley B, Brown G, Mattocks K, and Ma Y
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- Adult, Emergency Service, Hospital, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Retrospective Studies, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Prevention
- Abstract
Background: Emergency departments (EDs) are important for preventing suicide. Historically, many patients with suicide risk are not detected during routine clinical care, and those who are often do not receive suicide-specific intervention. The original Emergency Department Safety Assessment and Follow-up Evaluation (ED-SAFE 1) study examined the implementation of universal suicide risk screening and a multi-component ED-initiated suicide prevention intervention., Purpose: The ED-SAFE 2 aims to study the impact of using a continuous quality improvement approach (CQI) to improve suicide related care, with a focus on improving universal suicide risk screening in adult ED patients and evaluating implementation of a new brief intervention called the Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) into routine clinical practice. CQI is a quality management process that uses data and collaboration to drive incremental, iterative improvements. The SPI is a personalized approach that focuses on early identification of warning signs and execution of systematic steps to manage suicidal thoughts. ED-SAFE 2 will provide data on the effectiveness of CQI procedures in improving suicide-related care processes, as well as the impact of these improvements on reducing suicide-related outcomes., Methods: Using a stepped wedge design, eight EDs collected data cross three study phases: Baseline (retrospective), Implementation (12 months), and Maintenance (12 months). Lean methods, a specific approach to pursuing CQI which focuses on increasing value and eliminating waste, were used to evaluate and improve suicide-related care., Conclusions: The results will build upon the success of the ED-SAFE 1 and will have a broad public health impact through promoting better suicide-related care processes and improved suicide prevention., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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