Effectiveness of suicide postvention service models and guidelines 2014–2024: A scoping review

IF 4.3 2区医学 Q1 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Preventive medicine Pub Date : 2025-04-10 DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108279

Chandra Ramamurthy , Trisnasari Fraser , Karolina Krysinska , Jacinta Hawgood , Kairi Kõlves , Lennart Reifels , Nicola Reavley , Karl Andriessen

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Abstract

Objective

Effective suicide postvention services provide immediate and ongoing support for suicide loss survivors. This review synthesizes peer-reviewed and grey literature exploring which suicide postvention service models have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing distress and supporting recovery in families, friends, and communities impacted by suicide.

Methods

The scoping review adhered to the updated Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). We conducted searches in five databases which included MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, EBM Reviews, and Web of Science for peer reviewed studies and through Google search for grey literature.

Results

We identified 19 peer-reviewed studies and 14 guidelines (2014-2024) from the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, which varied in measures, settings, and populations but lacked quality and generalizability. Guidelines based on theoretical models, particularly the public health model, aligned postvention with addressing the diverse needs of suicide loss survivors.

Conclusions

The review identified potentially effective postvention components, such as the use of trained volunteers in support and therapy groups, workplace training programs and arts-based interventions, which could benefit those bereaved by suicide in Australia.

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2014-2024年自杀后服务模式和指南的有效性：范围审查

目的：有效的自杀后预防服务为自杀幸存者提供即时和持续的支持。本综述综合了同行评议和灰色文献，探讨了哪些自杀后服务模式在减少受自杀影响的家庭、朋友和社区的痛苦和支持康复方面表现出的有效性。方法范围评价采用更新后的《系统评价和meta分析范围评价扩展首选报告项目》（PRISMA-ScR）。我们在MEDLINE、PsycINFO、Embase、EBM Reviews和Web of Science等5个数据库中进行了同行评议研究的检索，并通过谷歌搜索灰色文献。结果我们确定了来自美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰和欧洲的19项同行评议研究和14项指南（2014-2024），这些研究在测量、环境和人群方面各不相同，但缺乏质量和普遍性。以理论模型，特别是公共卫生模型为基础的准则，使后处理与解决自杀损失幸存者的各种需求保持一致。该综述确定了潜在有效的预防措施，例如在支持和治疗小组中使用训练有素的志愿者，工作场所培训计划和基于艺术的干预措施，这些措施可以使澳大利亚的自杀受害者受益。

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Preventive medicine 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

7.70

自引率

3.90%

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审稿时长

42 days

期刊介绍： Founded in 1972 by Ernst Wynder, Preventive Medicine is an international scholarly journal that provides prompt publication of original articles on the science and practice of disease prevention, health promotion, and public health policymaking. Preventive Medicine aims to reward innovation. It will favor insightful observational studies, thoughtful explorations of health data, unsuspected new angles for existing hypotheses, robust randomized controlled trials, and impartial systematic reviews. Preventive Medicine''s ultimate goal is to publish research that will have an impact on the work of practitioners of disease prevention and health promotion, as well as of related disciplines.