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ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2017

Designing Microblog Direct Messages to Engage Social Media Users With Suicide Ideation: Interview and Survey Study on Weibo.

Ziying Tan, Xingyun Liu, Xiaoqian Liu, Qijin Cheng, Tingshao Zhu

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Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Ziying TanInstitute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8586-1584
Xingyun LiuInstitute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7118-0465
Xiaoqian LiuInstitute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2740-8420
Qijin ChengHong Kong Jockey Club Center for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong).ORCID 0000-0002-6223-5345
Tingshao ZhuInstitute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0020-3812
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNHarvard University · USHong Kong Jockey Club · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile Web-based interventions can be efficacious, engaging a target population's attention remains challenging. We argue that strategies to draw such a population's attention should be tailored to meet its needs. Increasing user engagement in online suicide intervention development requires feedback from this group to prevent people who have suicide ideation from seeking treatment.

objectiveThe goal of this study was to solicit feedback on the acceptability of the content of messaging from social media users with suicide ideation. To overcome the common concern of lack of engagement in online interventions and to ensure effective learning from the message, this research employs a customized design of both content and length of the message.

methodsIn study 1, 17 participants suffering from suicide ideation were recruited. The first (n=8) group conversed with a professional suicide intervention doctor about its attitudes and suggestions for a direct message intervention. To ensure the reliability and consistency of the result, an identical interview was conducted for the second group (n=9). Based on the collected data, questionnaires about this intervention were formed. Study 2 recruited 4222 microblog users with suicide ideation via the Internet.

resultsThe results of the group interviews in study 1 yielded little difference regarding the interview results; this difference may relate to the 2 groups' varied perceptions of direct message design. However, most participants reported that they would be most drawn to an intervention where they knew that the account was reliable. Out of 4222 microblog users, we received responses from 725 with completed questionnaires; 78.62% (570/725) participants were not opposed to online suicide intervention and they valued the link for extra suicide intervention information as long as the account appeared to be trustworthy. Their attitudes toward the intervention and the account were similar to those from study 1, and 3 important elements were found pertaining to the direct message: reliability of account name, brevity of the message, and details of the phone numbers of psychological intervention centers and psychological assessment.

conclusionsThis paper proposed strategies for engaging target populations in online suicide interventions.

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Suicidal IdeationSuicide PreventionAdultCommunicationFemaleHumansInternetInterviews as TopicMaleReproducibility of ResultsSocial MediaSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultmicroblog direct messagesocial mediasuicide prevention

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