A randomized controlled trial protocol for a virtual, scalable suicide prevention gatekeeper training program for community pharmacy staff (Pharm-SAVES).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicide prevention gatekeeping is a skill that may support community (retail) pharmacists in managing patients who present with suicide warning signs. A brief, virtual, case-based training intervention was tailored to the retail setting (Pharm-SAVES). To test training effectiveness, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) protocol was developed for use in pharmacies across four states.

Objective

To introduce the trial protocol for assessing the effectiveness for increasing the proportion of staff who recognize patients displaying warning signs and self-report engaging in gatekeeping, including asking if the patient is considering suicide.

Methods

This study uses a parallel cluster-randomized controlled trial to recruit 150 pharmacy staff in community pharmacies

SUBMITTER: Lavigne JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10878835 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature