University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
Suicide risk screening and assessment: designing instruments with dissemination in mind
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Emergency Medicine
Publication Date
2014-09-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Biomedical Technology; Decision Making; Emergency Service, Hospital; Humans; Information Dissemination; Mass Screening; Research; Risk; Risk Assessment; Suicide; Time Factors; Translational Medical Research
Disciplines
Mental and Social Health | Preventive Medicine | Psychiatric and Mental Health | Psychology
Abstract
This paper summarizes recommendations made regarding the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Research Prioritization Task Force's Aspirational Goal 2, to "determine the degree of suicide risk (e.g., imminent, near-term, long-term) among individuals in diverse populations and in diverse settings through feasible and effective screening and assessment approaches." We recommend that researchers shift to using "design for dissemination" principles to maximize both the goodness of fit and validity of screening and assessment measures for a given setting. Three specific recommendations to guide research efforts are made to achieve this shift: (1) the parameters related to each setting, including the logistics, scope of practice, infrastructure, and decision making required, should be identified and used to choose or design screening and assessment instruments that have a good fit; (2) to the greatest feasible extent, technology should be used to support screening and assessment; and (3) researchers should study the best methods for translating validated instruments into routine clinical practice. We discuss the potential barriers to implementing these recommendations and illustrate the paradigm shift within the emergency department setting.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.amepre.2014.06.005
Source
Am J Prev Med. 2014 Sep;47(3 Suppl 2):S163-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.06.005. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
American journal of preventive medicine
PubMed ID
25145734
Repository Citation
Boudreaux, Edwin D. and Horowitz, Lisa M., "Suicide risk screening and assessment: designing instruments with dissemination in mind" (2014). University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. 672.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/672