Improving the Quality of Advice on Suicide Prevention Websites Using Feedback to Website Administrators: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: quality of content on suicide prevention websites; Mental Health - Suicide

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000449235
• Lead Sponsor: Anthony Jorm

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-06-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

Websites will comprise teh top 52 English-language websites from a Google Australia search with the terms help suicide on 6 Nov 2008. Websites which were sponsored by organizations and listed a Website Administrator, were included. Website content and date was captured using Teleport Pro.

Exclusion Criteria

websites which were sponsored by individuals (such as personal blogs) were excluded. Websites which did not provide contact details of a Website Administrator (or equivalent) were also excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the content of suicide website quality measured against a 26-item checklist based on document: Suicidal thoughts and behaviours: first aid guidlines (Kelly et al., 2008). Each item in the checklist will be scored 'yes' or 'no' depending on whether or not a particular action is recommended on the website.[at pre-test scoring in months 1-2 of the study and post-test scoring in months 6-7.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
assess whether an improvement in suicide website quality has been made, using a 26-item checklist based on document: Suicidal thoughts and behaviours: first aid guidlines.[at post-test scoring in months 6-7 of the research project]