Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ) in Patients Admitted to the Crisis Centre (MSVCAC)

NCT05514587 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2022-01Obs-CHRMT
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 119
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

Suicide is the highest mortality risk in psychiatry and about the only life-threatening risk associated with the evolution of mental illness. Worldwide, more than 800,000 people die by suicide each year. Although the number of deaths by suicide has decreased in France (from 11,000 in the 1990s to 9,000 today), suicide is still a major public health problem (the French rate is one of the highest in Europe). The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a state of emergency and is pushing each country to develop a global multisectoral strategy for effective suicide prevention. To this end, suicide risk assessment tools have been developed for predictive purposes. However, diagnosis remains difficult and the risk of recidivism remains the fear of the psychiatrist. Questioning the subjects about their vision of their existence and the meaning they give to their life would perhaps help to better understand the psychology of the suicidal person. In recent decades, there has been research on meaning and suicide, and more recently a few studies have attempted to quantitatively investigate meaning as a protective factor. More recently, the COVID epidemic has brought the issue of meaning and suicide prevention to the forefront.

Conditions

Suicide; Mental Suffering; Meaning of Life; Questionnaire

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Psychometric validation of the French translation of Steger's Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) in adult patients admitted to the Crisis Centre (CAC)

  The Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ) measures the presence of meaning in life, that is the subjective sense that one's life is meaningful, and the search for meaning in life, reflecting one's drive and orientation toward finding such meaning.

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Convergent validity of MLQ with Beck's hopelessness scale (BHS) in adult patients admitted to the Crisis Centre (CAC)

  3 months

• Convergent validity of MLQ with Beck Suicide Intent Scale (BSI) in adult patients admitted to the Crisis Centre (CAC)

  3 months

• Convergent validity of MLQ with Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) in adult patients admitted to the Crisis Centre (CAC)

  3 months

• Convergent validity of MLQ with Satisfaction with Beck Depression Inventory Short Form (BDI-SF) in adult patients admitted to the Crisis Centre (CAC)

  3 months

Study Arms (3)

Suicidal act

Patients who has committed a suicidal act

Behavioral: Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ)

Suicidal thoughts without acting on them

Patients with suicidal thoughts without acting on them

Behavioral: Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ)

No suicidal ideation or acting out

Patients without suicidal ideation or acting out of patients in crisis admitted to the Crisis Center

Behavioral: Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ)

Interventions

Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ) BEHAVIORAL

Completion of questionnaires at crisis centre entry and 3 months later.

Also known as: Beck's Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Beck Suicidal Intent Scale (BSI), Beck Depression Inventory Short Form (BDI-SF), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)

No suicidal ideation or acting out; Suicidal act; Suicidal thoughts without acting on them

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Three groups of people are served at the Crisis Centre: 1. Those who have committed a suicidal act, 2. Having suicidal thoughts without acting on them, 3. Without suicidal ideation or acting out of crisis patients admitted to the Crisis Center.

You may qualify if:

• Patients admitted to the Crisis Centre of the CHR Bel Air Hospital or the CAC Jury
• Male or female, at least 18 years old
• Hospitalized at the CAC-SPUL Bel Air or CAC de Jury
• Patient not objecting to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Refused to take part in the study
• Not being able to answer the questionnaire (lack of language skills, cognitive problems related to their pathology, etc.).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville: lead

Study Sites (2)

Centre Hospitalier Jury

Metz, 57073, France

Location

CHR Metz-Thionville/Hopital de Mercy

Metz, 57085, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicide

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Pascal MD LE VAOU

  CHR Metz Thionville Hopital de Mercy

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 19, 2022
• First Posted: August 24, 2022
• Study Start: September 29, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 15, 2023
• Study Completion: September 15, 2023
• Last Updated: November 7, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (2)