Effectiveness of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in Lithuania. Issue 8 (14th September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rimkevičienė, Jurgita; Skruibis, Paulius; Padroštytė, Greta
• Is Part Of: Death studies. Volume 46:Issue 8(2022)
• Page Start: 2018
• Page End: 2024
• Publication Date: 2022-09-14
• Subjects: Death -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Terminal care -- Periodicals; Death -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; 306.9
• DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1867254
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0748-1187

Abstract

Abstract: This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Lithuanian translation of the Applied Suicide Interventions Skills Training (ASIST). In total 248 participants (45.7%) completed pre- and post-assessment and 146 (26.9%) had data at 3-month follow-up. Suicide Intervention Response Inventory (SIRI-2) was used to evaluate suicide intervention skills. The results indicated no change in the overall SIRI-2 score following training or at a 3-month follow-up. A more detailed analysis of the response pattern indicated that both following training and at 3-months follow up participants were better at identifying helpful responses but tended to overestimate their helpfulness.