Suicide literacy among first year undergraduate healthcare students in Universiti Sains Malaysia

BACKGROUND Suicide has become a formidable challenge to the mental health practice as the warning signs could manifest subtly or they could be instantaneous. Suicide literacy is a recognised approach to prevent suicide, which involves improving the identification and treatment of in...

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Main Author:	Sahar, Siti Ainul Farhana
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	R Medicine
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/60672/1/Siti%20Ainul%20Farhana%20Sahar-E.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.606722024-07-31T07:42:54Z Suicide literacy among first year undergraduate healthcare students in Universiti Sains Malaysia 2021 Sahar, Siti Ainul Farhana R Medicine RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research BACKGROUND Suicide has become a formidable challenge to the mental health practice as the warning signs could manifest subtly or they could be instantaneous. Suicide literacy is a recognised approach to prevent suicide, which involves improving the identification and treatment of individuals at high risk. This study aims to examine the level of suicide literacy among first year healthcare student in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and its predictors. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional study was conducted among 246 first year undergraduate healthcare students in USM health campus, which is situated in West Malaysia. They were campus students in USM who were recruited via convenient sampling. They were required to complete a set of self-administered questionnaires which include sociodemographic profile, Literacy of Suicide Scale (LOSS) and Depression Literacy (D-Lit). Data was analysed using IBM SPSS Statistical Software Version 24. RESULT The study has found above-average score of suicide literacy 4.9(1.33). There is a positive linear correlation between total D-Lit and LOSS score (p=0.002, r=0.197). Multiple regression analysis showed a significant association between LOSS score and D-Lit score (p=0.012) and courses enrolled by the students (p=0.046), where medical students were found to have a higher level of suicide literacy compared to paramedical students. CONCLUSION There is above-average level of suicide literacy among first year undergraduate healthcare students. It was associated with the courses enrolled by the students and depression literacy. There is a need to enhance the knowledge about suicide and depression among the students, particularly among the paramedical students through continuous psychoeducation and direct involvement in mental health service as part of the gatekeeper training. 2021 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/60672/ http://eprints.usm.my/60672/1/Siti%20Ainul%20Farhana%20Sahar-E.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan
institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
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language	English
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spellingShingle	R Medicine R Medicine R Medicine Sahar, Siti Ainul Farhana Suicide literacy among first year undergraduate healthcare students in Universiti Sains Malaysia
description	BACKGROUND Suicide has become a formidable challenge to the mental health practice as the warning signs could manifest subtly or they could be instantaneous. Suicide literacy is a recognised approach to prevent suicide, which involves improving the identification and treatment of individuals at high risk. This study aims to examine the level of suicide literacy among first year healthcare student in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and its predictors. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional study was conducted among 246 first year undergraduate healthcare students in USM health campus, which is situated in West Malaysia. They were campus students in USM who were recruited via convenient sampling. They were required to complete a set of self-administered questionnaires which include sociodemographic profile, Literacy of Suicide Scale (LOSS) and Depression Literacy (D-Lit). Data was analysed using IBM SPSS Statistical Software Version 24. RESULT The study has found above-average score of suicide literacy 4.9(1.33). There is a positive linear correlation between total D-Lit and LOSS score (p=0.002, r=0.197). Multiple regression analysis showed a significant association between LOSS score and D-Lit score (p=0.012) and courses enrolled by the students (p=0.046), where medical students were found to have a higher level of suicide literacy compared to paramedical students. CONCLUSION There is above-average level of suicide literacy among first year undergraduate healthcare students. It was associated with the courses enrolled by the students and depression literacy. There is a need to enhance the knowledge about suicide and depression among the students, particularly among the paramedical students through continuous psychoeducation and direct involvement in mental health service as part of the gatekeeper training.
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qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Sahar, Siti Ainul Farhana
author_facet	Sahar, Siti Ainul Farhana
author_sort	Sahar, Siti Ainul Farhana
title	Suicide literacy among first year undergraduate healthcare students in Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_short	Suicide literacy among first year undergraduate healthcare students in Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_full	Suicide literacy among first year undergraduate healthcare students in Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_fullStr	Suicide literacy among first year undergraduate healthcare students in Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Suicide literacy among first year undergraduate healthcare students in Universiti Sains Malaysia
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granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan
publishDate	2021
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Suicide literacy among first year undergraduate healthcare students in Universiti Sains Malaysia

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