Needs Assessment Among Carers of Someone With Suicidal Thoughts

NCT06611956 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: ONZ-2024-0404
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 2,255
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

With this study the investigators would like to gain insight into the experienced needs carers of individuals with suicidal thoughts, who attempted suicide or who died by suicide. By carers the investigators mean everyone who knows/knew someone close to them who is thinking about suicide, attempted suicide or died by suicide. By mapping out these needs, the investigators hope to better support carers and develop/improve initiatives and tools. The investigators examine this by means of an online one-time questionnaire. In this questionnaire the investigators ask the participants questions about what it is like to be a carer and what are some of the experienced needs, as well as experiences with existing initiatives/tools.

Conditions

Suicide Prevention; Informal Caregivers

Keywords

needs assessment; informal caregivers; suicide

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (8)

• Background information: information on the participant

  Personal information (self-developed questionnaire): age, gender identity, education, cultural background, work status, recruitment type

  Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

• Background information: information on the suicidal person

  Information on the suicidal person (self-developed questionnaire): relationship with the person, age, gender identity, suicidality, degree of contact

  Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

• Experienced burden: suicidality

  based on national health survey (Sciensano, 2018)

  Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

• Experienced burden when supporting the individual with suicdial thoughts

  self-developed questionnaire on the role of the carer and current degree of care

  Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

• Experienced burden when supporting the individual with suicdial thoughts

  Zarit Caregiver Burden 4-item questionnaire (Zarit et al., 1985; Higginson et al., 2010)

  Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

• Experienced burden: psychological stress

  Kessler Psychological Distress Scale , 6-item (Kessler et al., 2002, 2003)

  Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

• Experienced needs

  Self-developed questionnaire examining the need for information, need for support and needs with regards to health care

  Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

• Experience with existing initiatives and tools

  Self-developed questionnaire about the experience of participants with existing initiatives and tools

  Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

Interventions

No intervention (observational study) OTHER

No intervention (observational study)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants are inidividuals (16 years or older) who know someone close to them with suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors in the past three years.

You may qualify if:

• years or older
• Someone close to them has experienced suicidal thoughts, attempted suicide or died by suicide in the past three years
• Access to internet
• Understand sufficient Dutch (to complete the questionnaire)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Ghent: lead

Study Sites (1)

Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention, Ghent University

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicide Prevention; Suicide

Interventions

Observation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Methods; Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

• Gwendolyn Portzky, PhD

  Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention (Ghent University)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 4, 2024
• First Posted: September 25, 2024
• Study Start: November 29, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 12, 2025
• Study Completion: May 12, 2025
• Last Updated: September 5, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)