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. 2014 Jul 1;17(7):832–836. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0391

Table 1.

Qualitative questions regarding the impact of patient suicide

Personal and Professional Impact
 Are there other comments you would like to make about how the suicide affected you personally?
 Are there other comments you would like to make about how the suicide affected you professionally?
 Sometimes, an event like a patient suicide can spur significant personal and professional growth. Was that the case for you?
 Did the experience with patient suicide contribute to feelings of burnout?
Coping Strategies/Resources Used for Support
 Were there other resources or strategies you used to help cope with the suicide? If so, please elaborate.
 Were there other resources or strategies your team used to help cope with the suicide? If so, please elaborate.
 Were there any resources or strategies your team used that you found harmful?
Recommendations for Support
 What resources for support would you advise colleagues use after a patient suicide?
 What interventions would you recommend a team use to help work through the effects of a patient suicide?
 What sorts of supports or strategies would you recommend the agency adopt in order to help hospice workers after a patient suicide? Are there interventions that might be harmful?