Pharmacists as Gate Keepers in Suicide Prevention: Needs of Pharmacists

University Ghent

Status: Completed

Conditions: Suicide, Attempted; Suicidal Ideation; Pharmacist-Patient Relations; Suicide

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05580757

ONZ-2022-0233

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to examine the opinions and needs of pharmacists and pharmaceutical technical assistants (FTA) concerning their role as gatekeepers in suicide prevention.

The primary objective is to map the experiences and needs of (public) pharmacists and FTA with regard to suicide prevention.

The secondary objective is to be able to develop more targeted tools, interventions or trainings based on the results of the needs assessment in order to facilitate the role of (public) pharmacists and FTA as gatekeepers in suicide prevention.

Enrollment: 118 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Working as a (public) pharmacist or pharmaceutical technical assistant (FTA)
• 18 years or older
• Access to a computer, tablet or mobile phone with internet access
• Dutch-speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Hospital pharmacists or industrial pharmacists are not included in this study and thus constitute an exclusion criterion.

Trial design

118 participants in 1 patient group

Pharmacists and pharmaceutical technical assistants (FTA)

Description:

Dutch-speaking Belgian public pharmacists or pharmaceutical technical assistants (FTA)