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

OBJECTIVES: 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.METHOD: quantitative with data collection through the Suicide Behavior Attitude Questionnaire, administered befor...

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Main Authors: José Carlos Santos (Author), Rosa Maria Pereira Simões (Author), Maria Pedro Queiroz de Azevedo Erse (Author), Jorge Daniel Neto Façanha (Author), Lúcia Amélia Fernandes Alves Marques (Author)
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Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:OBJECTIVES: 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.METHOD: quantitative with data collection through the Suicide Behavior Attitude Questionnaire, administered before and after the training.RESULTS: significant increases were observed in suicide prevention knowledge and in changing attitudes of health professionals towards individuals with suicidal behavior.CONCLUSION: 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.
Item Description:1518-8345
10.1590/0104-1169.3503.2467