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Title of Submission

Awareness Matters: Improving Healthcare Workers’ Self-Efficacy, Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes Related to Mental Illness and Suicide Prevention

Name

Carlana J. Coogle, Boise State UniversityFollow
Pamela Gehrke, Boise State UniversityFollow

Degree Program

Nursing, DNP

Major Advisor Name

Pamela Gehrke

Type of Submission

Scholarly Poster

Abstract

Problem Description: Healthcare workers’ (HCWs) lack of knowledge impacts the care received by patients with mental illness and suicidal ideations.

Rationale: Increasing knowledge has been linked to patients seeking care and achieving optimal health outcomes.

Intervention: Participants attended training and received interactive emails over a six-week period.

Results: 73 HCWs attended training and responded to eight of the twelve emails. A paired t-test demonstrated a statistically significant change in both survey instruments when participants attended training and answered 5 or more emails (p=0.01 & p=0.02).

Conclusion: Raising awareness through training and emails impacted HCWs' knowledge which led to better identification of patients in need.