Table 4 Change in attitudes to suicide prevention: pre-training – immediately post-training.

1

I resent being asked to do more about suicide.

201

1.50

0.63

1.43

0.54

-0.06

-0.13 – +0.00

0.077

2

Suicide prevention is not my responsibility.

202

1.70

0.70

1.56

0.61

-0.14

-0.24 – -0.04

0.005

3

Making more funds available to the appropriate health services would make no difference to the suicide rate.

202

2.04

0.76

1.88

0.89

-0.16

-0.28 – -0.04

0.003

4

Working with suicidal patients is rewarding.

202

2.54

0.77

2.27

0.70

-0.28

-0.39 – -0.17

0.000

5

If people are serious about committing suicide they don't tell anyone.

203

2.30

0.87

1.81

0.67

-0.49

-0.61 – -0.37

0.000

6

I feel defensive when people offer advice about suicide prevention.

199

1.95

0.73

1.82

0.64

-0.14

-0.25 – -0.02

0.014

7

It is easy for people not involved in clinical practice to make judgements about suicide prevention.

196

3.42

0.91

3.32

1.02

-0.10

-0.23 – +0.03

0.199

8

If a person survives a suicide attempt, then this was a ploy for attention.

202

1.86

0.73

1.53

0.58

-0.33

-0.42 – -0.23

0.000

9

People have the right to take their own lives.

196

3.28

0.90

3.26

0.86

-0.02

-0.11 – +0.07

0.601

10

Since unemployment & poverty are the main causes of suicide there is little that an individual can do to prevent it.

202

1.74

0.50

1.66

0.56

-0.08

-0.16 – -0.00

0.026

11

I don't feel comfortable assessing for suicide risk.

203

2.70

1.01

2.01

0.69

-0.69

-0.82 – -0.56

0.000

12

Suicide prevention measures are a drain on resources which would be more useful elsewhere.

201

1.72

0.63

1.51

0.52

-0.21

-0.30 – -0.13

0.000

13

There is no way of knowing who is going to commit suicide.

202

2.53

0.84

2.17

0.86

-0.37

-0.48 – -0.25

0.000

14

What proportion of suicides do you consider preventable?

196

2.70

0.75

2.46

0.70

-0.24

-0.33 – -0.15

0.000

Total

180

32.06

4.63

28.69

4.58

-3.37

-3.93 – -2.81

0.000