QPR Gatekeeper Training Results

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QPR Gatekeeper Training Results

• Source Washington State University, July 2002

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Background and Method

• QPR gatekeeper training was given to 1,024
  individuals as part of the Washington State Youth
  Suicide Prevention Plan
• All participants were administered a pre-post
  training survey
• Before and after measures were completed in which
  participants were asked to rate their knowledge
  about suicide and its prevention and their
  willingness to act to help someone suffering from
  suicidal thoughts or behaviors

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Pre-post Survey Items

• How would you rate your knowledge of suicide in
  the following areas?
• a) Facts concerning suicide prevention
• Low Medium High
• b) Warning signs of suicide
• Low Medium High
• c) How to ask someone about suicide
• Low Medium High
• d) Persuading someone to get help
• Low Medium High
• e) How to get help for someone
• Low Medium High

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Pre-post Survey Items Cont.

• How would you rate your knowledge of suicide in
  the following areas
• f) Information about local resources for help
  with suicide
• Low Medium High
• g) Do you feel that asking someone about suicide
  is appropriate?
• Always Sometimes Never
• h) Do you feel likely to ask someone if they are
  thinking of suicide?
• Always Sometimes Never
• i) Please rate your level of
  understanding about suicide and suicide
  prevention.
• Low Medium High

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Factor Analysis

• A factor analysis was conducted and revealed two
  factors, labeled suicide knowledge and
  willingness to act to prevent suicide, which were
  significantly (p lt .05) correlated at both
  pretest and posttest, r .54, .63, respectively.

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Composite Variables

• Composite variables were formed for each
  factor, with knowledge scores ranging from 7 to
  21 and willingness to act scores ranging from 5
  to 15.
• Participants demonstrated significant increases
  in knowledge from pretest (M13.06) to posttest
  (M 17.75), t(873 -37.8, plt.001, and in
  willingness to act (M10.86) to posttest
  (M12.97), t(947) -30.0, plt.001.

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Pretest Posttest Change Scores
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Other findings

• Persons reporting no previous suicide prevention
  training gained the most from the training
• Females benefited more than males
• Older persons increased their knowledge more than
  younger persons
• Persons without prior training reported a greater
  increase in willingness to act to prevent suicide.

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Source

• Data for this study were supplied by the
  Washington Youth Suicide Prevention Project.
• Authors were Nick Hazel Michael G. McDonell of
  Washington State University Spokane
• A complete report is available on request.