PMID- 37526381
OWN - NLM
STAT- Publisher
LR  - 20231009
IS  - 1943-278X (Electronic)
IS  - 0363-0234 (Linking)
VI  - 53
IP  - 5
DP  - 2023 Oct
TI  - Understanding the utility of "Talk-to-Me" an online suicide prevention program 
      for Australian university students.
PG  - 725-738
LID - 10.1111/sltb.12978 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Australian university students are at risk of experiencing poor 
      mental health, being vulnerable to self-harm and suicidal ideation. AIM: 
      "Talk-to-Me" is a suicide ideation prevention Massive open online course (MOOC) 
      previously showing it can support Western Australian university students' 
      knowledge of identifying and responding to suicide ideation in themselves and 
      others. METHODS: A multi-site one-group pre-test/post-test design with a 12-week 
      follow-up explored the efficacy of "Talk-to-Me" for university students 
      Australia-wide, evaluating the influence of COVID-19 and location. Overall, 217 
      students (55% female; m(age)  = 24.93 years [18, 60]) enrolled in this study from 
      2020 to 2021. Participants' responses to suicidal statements, mental health 
      literacy, generalized self-efficacy, help-seeking behavior, and overall utility 
      of the program were collected at baseline, post-MOOC (10 weeks from baseline) and 
      12-week follow-up. The effect of time and location interaction was explored using 
      a random-effects regression model. RESULTS: Findings indicated significant 
      improvement in participants' knowledge of positive mental health support 
      strategies (ES = 0.42, p < 0.001) and recognizing appropriate responses to 
      suicidal statements (ES = 0.37, p < 0.001) at 10-weeks, with further improvement 
      at 12 weeks follow-up (ES = 0.47 and 0.46, p < 0.001). Students reported higher 
      generalized self-efficacy at the 12-week follow-up compared to baseline 
      (ES = 0.19, p = 0.03) and an increased tendency to seek professional help for 
      mental health issues (ES = 0.22, p = 0.02). CONCLUSION: These findings provide 
      preliminary evidence of the efficacy of the "Talk-to-Me" program in supporting 
      ‎university students across Australia to increase their suicide-related knowledge 
      and skills, ‎general self-efficacy, and overall mental fitness.
CI  - (c) 2023 The Authors. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior published by Wiley 
      Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Association of Suicidology.
FAU - Afsharnejad, Bahareh
AU  - Afsharnejad B
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2825-7265
AD  - School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, 
      Western Australia, Australia.
AD  - Curtin Autism Research Group (CARG), Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, 
      Australia.
AD  - enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
FAU - Milbourn, Ben
AU  - Milbourn B
AD  - School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, 
      Western Australia, Australia.
AD  - Curtin Autism Research Group (CARG), Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, 
      Australia.
AD  - enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
FAU - Brown, Cherylee
AU  - Brown C
AD  - School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Science, Australian Catholic 
      University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
FAU - Clifford, Rhonda
AU  - Clifford R
AD  - School of Allied Health/Social Work and Social Policy, University of Western 
      Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
FAU - Foley, Kitty-Rose
AU  - Foley KR
AD  - Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Bilinga, Queensland, Australia.
FAU - Logan, Alexandra
AU  - Logan A
AD  - School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Science, Australian Catholic 
      University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
FAU - Lund, Stephan
AU  - Lund S
AD  - Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Bilinga, Queensland, Australia.
FAU - Machingura, Tawanda
AU  - Machingura T
AD  - Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, 
      Australia.
FAU - McAuliffe, Tomomi
AU  - McAuliffe T
AD  - School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Saint 
      Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
FAU - Mozolic-Staunton, Beth
AU  - Mozolic-Staunton B
AD  - Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, 
      Australia.
FAU - Sharp, Nicole
AU  - Sharp N
AD  - School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, 
      Australia.
FAU - Hayden-Evans, Maya
AU  - Hayden-Evans M
AD  - School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, 
      Western Australia, Australia.
AD  - Curtin Autism Research Group (CARG), Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, 
      Australia.
FAU - Baker Young, Ellie
AU  - Baker Young E
AD  - School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, 
      Western Australia, Australia.
AD  - Curtin Autism Research Group (CARG), Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, 
      Australia.
FAU - Black, Melissa
AU  - Black M
AD  - Department of Women's and Children's Health, Center of Neurodevelopmental 
      Disorders (KIND), Centre for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet & 
      Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
FAU - Zimmermann, Frank
AU  - Zimmermann F
AD  - School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, 
      Western Australia, Australia.
AD  - Klinikum Aschaffenburg Hospital for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and 
      Psychotherapy, Aschaffenburg, Germany.
FAU - Kacic, Viktor
AU  - Kacic V
AD  - School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, 
      Western Australia, Australia.
AD  - Klinikum Aschaffenburg Hospital for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and 
      Psychotherapy, Aschaffenburg, Germany.
FAU - Bolte, Sven
AU  - Bolte S
AD  - School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, 
      Western Australia, Australia.
AD  - Curtin Autism Research Group (CARG), Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, 
      Australia.
AD  - Department of Women's and Children's Health, Center of Neurodevelopmental 
      Disorders (KIND), Centre for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet & 
      Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
AD  - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Stockholm Health Care Services, Region 
      Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
FAU - Girdler, Sonya
AU  - Girdler S
AD  - School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, 
      Western Australia, Australia.
AD  - Curtin Autism Research Group (CARG), Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, 
      Australia.
AD  - enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
AD  - Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Bilinga, Queensland, Australia.
AD  - Department of Women's and Children's Health, Center of Neurodevelopmental 
      Disorders (KIND), Centre for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet & 
      Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
LA  - eng
GR  - ‎57511161‎/Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst/
GR  - ‎33212‎/Healthway‎/
GR  - Australian New Zealand Allied Health Professional Educator organisation 
      (ANZAHPE)‎/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230801
PL  - England
TA  - Suicide Life Threat Behav
JT  - Suicide & life-threatening behavior
JID - 7608054
SB  - IM
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Mass Open Online Course (MOOC)
OT  - mental health education
OT  - suicide prevention program
OT  - university students
EDAT- 2023/08/01 13:10
MHDA- 2023/08/01 13:10
CRDT- 2023/08/01 08:43
PHST- 2023/07/09 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/05/20 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/07/11 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/08/01 13:10 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/08/01 13:10 [medline]
PHST- 2023/08/01 08:43 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/sltb.12978 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2023 Oct;53(5):725-738. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12978. Epub 
      2023 Aug 1.