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Medical Decision-Making After Suicide Attempts, Suicidality, or a Wish to Die

Not Applicable
Conditions
Healthy Participants
Registration Number
DRKS00024953
Lead Sponsor
Medizinische Universität Wien, Zentrum für Public Health, Abteilung für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, Unit Suizidforschung & Mental Health Promotion
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
192
Inclusion Criteria

The study is aimed at people working as doctors in Austria. An Austrian citizenship or residence permanently in Austria, full legal age and good German skills are relevant inclusion criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

People not working as doctors in Austria, people without Austrian citizenship or residence permanently in Austria, people under 18 years old and people without good German skills will be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The decision-making in open case representations (measures that correspond to the patient's wish to die versus lifesaving measures) after suicide attempts, suicidality or a wish to die in emergency situations.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- attitudes towards assisted suicide,<br>- attitudes towards active euthanasia,<br>- the certainty of decision-making,<br>- approval to the presented recommendation in the case studies,<br>- psychological training,<br>- medical speciality, and<br>- personal experience with dying patients.
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