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| Title |
Effect of mobile phone-based psychotherapy in suicide prevention: a randomized controlled trial in Sri Lanka
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| Published in |
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1258/jtt.2012.sft107 |
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| Authors |
Rohana B Marasinghe, Sisira Edirippulige, David Kavanagh, Anthony Smith, Mohamad T M Jiffry |
| Abstract |
We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test whether a Brief Mobile Treatment (BMT) intervention could improve outcomes relative to usual care among suicide attempters. The intervention included training in problem solving therapy, meditation, a brief intervention to increase social support as well as advice on alcohol and other drugs, and mobile phone follow-up. The effect of the intervention was measured in terms of a reduction in suicidal ideation, depression and self-harm at Baseline, six and 12 months. A wait-list control group received usual care. A total of 68 participants was recruited from a Sri Lankan hospital following a suicide attempt. Participants who received the intervention were found to achieve significant improvements in reducing suicidal ideation and depression than those receiving usual care. The BMT group also experienced a significant improvement of social support when compared to the control group. However, the BMT group did not demonstrate a significant effect in reducing actual self-harm and most substance use, and differential effects on alcohol use were restricted to men. Although the present study was limited in revealing which component of the intervention was more effective in preventing suicide, it showed its efficacy in reducing suicide as a whole. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 338 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 329 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 55 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 54 | 16% |
| Researcher | 52 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 25 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 7% |
| Other | 66 | 20% |
| Unknown | 61 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 112 | 33% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 57 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 24 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 7% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 2% |
| Other | 35 | 10% |
| Unknown | 81 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 December 2015.
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#42,331
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