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. 2024 Sep 6;8:e56402. doi: 10.2196/56402

Table 2.

Nurses’ self-reported satisfaction with training components and self-reported preparedness for various suicide prevention activities, based on posttraining and 6-month follow-up survey responsesa.


Posttraining (n=14), mean (SD; 95% CIb) 6-month follow-up (n=13), mean (SD; 95% CIb)
Satisfaction

Didactic and demonstration portion 3.1 (0.8; 2.6-3.5) 3.2 (0.8; 2.7-3.6)

Client Bot Emily 1.1 (1.1; 0.5-1.6) 1.5 (1.2; 0.8-2.1)

Role-play practice 3.5 (0.5; 3.2-3.8) 3.5 (0.5; 3.3-3.8)

Lyssn Advisor feedback 2.5 (0.6; 2.0-3.0) 2.6 (1.0; 2.1-3.1)
Preparationc

Doing a role-play 3.0 (0.9; 2.5-3.5) 3.2 (0.7; 2.8-3.5)

Safety planning with patients 2.5 (1.0; 1.9-3.0) 2.9 (1.0; 2.4-3.5)

Talking with patients about suicidality 2.7 (0.8; 2.3-3.1) 3.3 (0.7; 3.0-3.7)

Talking with patients about past suicide behavior 2.5 (0.9; 2.1-3.0) 3.1 (0.9; 2.6-3.6)

Talking with patients about resources for suicidality 2.2 (0.9; 1.7-2.7) 2.8 (0.8; 2.3-3.2)

Talking with patients about lethal means 2.2 (1.1; 1.6-3.3) 2.8 (1.1; 2.1-3.4)

aSatisfaction with each activity rated on a 0 to 4 scale, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction. Preparation indicates nurses’ self-report of how well the training prepared them for each activity, rated on a 0 to 4 scale with higher scores indicating better preparedness.

b95% CIs presented are based on the SEM.

cSample size was 13 (93%) out of the 14 who completed the posttraining survey and 12 (92%) out of the 13 who completed the 6-month follow-up survey for all preparation items except doing a role-play, for which 1 nurse marked don’t know.