Abstract
Objective: To examine the international evidence-base for developing guidelines for participants and researchers, for conducting research on suicide and self-harm prevention.
Introduction: The development of guidance materials regarding suicide research can be beneficial for researchers and help both ethics committees and researchers review and conduct suicide-related research. Improved understanding of the ethical considerations, including dialogue between researchers and ethics committees, should sustain and improve the quality of suicide prevention research, a prerequisite to tackle increasing suicide mortality and presentation of self-harm. However, no guidelines specific to suicide and self-harm research exist to inform this process.
Inclusion criteria: Empirical studies published in the last ten years and in the English language that assess and report guidance and ethical considerations for the research process in relation to self-harm and suicide, attempted suicide and death by suicide with a specific focus on the welfare and/or support for researchers and/or families participating in this research will be included.
Methods: APA PsychArticles, MEDLINE, CINAHL and Web of Science databases will be searched. Following this, all identified citations will be collated and uploaded into Rayyan (Ouzzani et al., 2016) and the full text of selected citations will be assessed in detail against the inclusion criteria. Data will be extracted from papers included in the scoping review by two or more independent reviewers using a data extraction tool developed by the reviewers. Extracted data will be synthesised and presented in diagrammatic or tabular form in a manner that aligns with the objective of the scoping review.
Introduction: The development of guidance materials regarding suicide research can be beneficial for researchers and help both ethics committees and researchers review and conduct suicide-related research. Improved understanding of the ethical considerations, including dialogue between researchers and ethics committees, should sustain and improve the quality of suicide prevention research, a prerequisite to tackle increasing suicide mortality and presentation of self-harm. However, no guidelines specific to suicide and self-harm research exist to inform this process.
Inclusion criteria: Empirical studies published in the last ten years and in the English language that assess and report guidance and ethical considerations for the research process in relation to self-harm and suicide, attempted suicide and death by suicide with a specific focus on the welfare and/or support for researchers and/or families participating in this research will be included.
Methods: APA PsychArticles, MEDLINE, CINAHL and Web of Science databases will be searched. Following this, all identified citations will be collated and uploaded into Rayyan (Ouzzani et al., 2016) and the full text of selected citations will be assessed in detail against the inclusion criteria. Data will be extracted from papers included in the scoping review by two or more independent reviewers using a data extraction tool developed by the reviewers. Extracted data will be synthesised and presented in diagrammatic or tabular form in a manner that aligns with the objective of the scoping review.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Queen's University Belfast |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - 01 Feb 2022 |
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- A scoping review of the international evidence-base for developing guidelines for participants and researchers, in conducting research on suicide and self-harm prevention. The evidence for guidelines for suicide research participants and researchers
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