A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis on the Living History of Survivors From Charcoal-burning Suicide

July 21, 2020 updated by: Yi-Ju Pan, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
The current study aims to explore the risk factors, protective factors, resilient factors, and factors jeopardizing the recovery progress on survivors from charcoal-burning suicide. To this end, an in-depth individual interview and Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE) will be used to acquire the first-hand information on the attempters. As well, a more comprehensive neuropsychological test, WAIS III, will be administered at 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month after the index suicide attempt.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

20

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • New Taipei City, Taiwan, 220
        • Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

survivors from charcoal-burning suicide

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • above 20 years old, survivors from charcoal-burning suicide.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • under 20 years old
  • survivors from other kind of suicide
  • prisoner
  • suffer from a serious illness
  • foreigner/ can't speak Chinese
  • the people who can't express themselves
  • can not be interviewed in FEMH
  • people with severe physical or psychological symptoms

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
survivors from charcoal-burning suicide
survivors from charcoal-burning suicide and at least above 20 years old.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
MMSE score
Time Frame: once
once

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Yi-Ju Pan, Ph. D., Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2014

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2014

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 19, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 20, 2014

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

February 21, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

July 22, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 21, 2020

Last Verified

July 1, 2020

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 102122-F

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