Needs Assessment Among Carers of Someone With Suicidal Thoughts

Recruiting

• Conditions: Suicide Prevention; Informal Caregivers

• Registration Number: NCT06611956
• Lead Sponsor: University Ghent

Brief Summary

With this study the investigators would like to gain insight into the experienced needs carers of individuals with suicidal thoughts, who attempted suicide or who died by suicide. By carers the investigators mean everyone who knows/knew someone close to them who is thinking about suicide, attempted suicide or died by suicide. By mapping out these needs, the investigators hope to better support carers and develop/improve initiatives and tools.

The investigators examine this by means of an online one-time questionnaire. In this questionnaire the investigators ask the participants questions about what it is like to be a carer and what are some of the experienced needs, as well as experiences with existing initiatives/tools.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-25
• Study Start: 2024-11-29
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-14
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-17
• Primary Completion: 2025-06-30
• Study Completion: 2025-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2134

Inclusion Criteria

• 16 years or older
• Someone close to them has experienced suicidal thoughts, attempted suicide or died by suicide in the past three years
• Access to internet
• Understand sufficient Dutch (to complete the questionnaire)

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Background information: information on the participant	Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes	Personal information (self-developed questionnaire): age, gender identity, education, cultural background, work status, recruitment type
Background information: information on the suicidal person	Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes	Information on the suicidal person (self-developed questionnaire): relationship with the person, age, gender identity, suicidality, degree of contact
Experienced burden: suicidality	Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes	based on national health survey (Sciensano, 2018)
Experienced burden when supporting the individual with suicdial thoughts	Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes	Zarit Caregiver Burden 4-item questionnaire (Zarit et al., 1985; Higginson et al., 2010)
Experienced burden: psychological stress	Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes	Kessler Psychological Distress Scale , 6-item (Kessler et al., 2002, 2003)
Experienced needs	Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes	Self-developed questionnaire examining the need for information, need for support and needs with regards to health care
Experience with existing initiatives and tools	Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes	Self-developed questionnaire about the experience of participants with existing initiatives and tools

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention, Ghent University; 🇧🇪 Ghent, Belgium