Table 5 Change in attitudes to suicide prevention: pre-training – 6 months post-training.

1

I resent being asked to do more about suicide.

59

1.47

0.63

1.39

0.49

-0.08

-0.26 – +0.09

0.384

2

Suicide prevention is not my responsibility.

60

1.58

0.70

1.53

0.70

-0.05

-0.27 – +0.17

0.685

3

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

60

2.07

0.73

2.08

0.85

+0.02

-0.23 – +0.27

0.893

4

Working with suicidal patients is rewarding.

59

2.53

0.73

2.39

0.87

-0.14

-0.37 – +0.10

0.191

5

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

60

2.23

0.74

2.05

0.89

-0.18

-0.39 – +0.02

0.079

6

I feel defensive when people offer advice about suicide prevention.

60

1.98

0.75

1.78

0.64

-0.20

-0.41 – +0.01

0.058

7

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

59

3.17

0.87

3.34

0.90

+0.17

-0.13 – +0.47

0.311

8

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

60

1.87

0.62

1.63

0.58

-0.23

-0.40 – -0.07

0.008

9

People have the right to take their own lives.

57

3.37

0.98

3.21

0.94

-0.16

-0.36 – +0.05

0.084

10

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

60

1.78

0.49

1.68

0.54

-0.10

-0.26 – +0.06

0.221

11

I don't feel comfortable assessing for suicide risk.

60

2.67

1.13

1.97

0.78

-0.70

-1.00 – -0.40

0.000

12

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

60

1.67

0.63

1.62

0.67

-0.05

-0.22 – +0.12

0.371

13

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

60

2.40

0.76

2.08

0.72

-0.32

-0.48 – -0.15

0.000

14

What proportion of suicides do you consider preventable?

56

2.84

0.83

2.57

0.78

-0.27

-0.47 – -0.07

0.013

Total

53

31.81

4.49

29.43

4.53

-2.38

-3.35 – -1.41

0.000