Impact of "+Contigo" training on the knowledge and attitudes of health care professionals about suicide

• Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 679 - 684
• Main Authors: Santos, José Carlos, Simões, Rosa Maria Pereira, Erse, Maria Pedro Queiroz de Azevedo, Façanha, Jorge Daniel Neto, Marques, Lúcia Amélia Fernandes Alves
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese; Spanish
• Published: Brazil Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 01.08.2014; Universidade de São Paulo
• Subjects: Adult; Attitude of Health Personnel; Attitude to Health; Capacitación; Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Personnel - education; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; NURSING; Original; Personal de Salud; Suicide - prevention & control; Suicidio/prevención & control; Training; Suicide/prevention & control; Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde; Health Personnel; Suicidio/prevención & control; Suicídio/prevenção & controle; Capacitação; Personal de Salud; Pessoal de Saúde; Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Capacitación
• ISSN: 0104-1169; 1518-8345; 1518-8345; 0104-1169
• DOI: 10.1590/0104-1169.3503.2467

to evaluate the results of "+Contigo" training, developed by nurses and directed at 66 health professionals of integrated school health teams in Primary Health Care. quantitative with data collection through the Suicide Behavior Attitude Questionnaire, administered before and after the training. significant increases were observed in suicide prevention knowledge and in changing attitudes of health professionals towards individuals with suicidal behavior. these results allow us to affirm that nurses hold scientific and pedagogical knowledge that grant them a privileged position in the health teams, to develop training aimed at health professionals involved in suicide prevention.