Follow-Up Care Offers and Acceptance in Crisis Line Suicide Prevention Services.
Crisis
; 2024 Sep 10.
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| ID: mdl-39252531
ABSTRACT
Background:
Prior work has explored the impact of follow-up calls in a crisis line context, but no research has investigated the offer and acceptance of follow-up care.Aims:
To identify caller/call characteristics associated with whether a caller is offered and accepts follow-up services.Methods:
This cross-sectional study included data from 55,594 callers to a member center of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988) between 2017 and 2019. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between caller/call characteristics and two follow-up outcomes.Results:
Black callers and those with higher suicide capability and intent had greater odds of being offered and accepting follow-up. Longer call duration was also associated with higher odds of being offered and accepting follow-up. Higher suicidal desire uniquely increased the odds of offers, whereas a higher level of buffers uniquely decreased the odds of offers.Limitations:
Data were collected from a single 988-member center and cannot be generalized.Conclusions:
That one-third of callers do not accept follow-up highlights the need to understand reasons for not accepting follow-up. That callers with higher risk profiles are offered and accept follow-up at higher rates is reassuring and underscores the benefit of tailoring follow-up interventions for higher-risk callers.
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MEDLINE
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Crisis
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Canadá