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The BEACON study: protocol for a cohort study as part of an evaluation of the effectiveness of smartphone-assisted problem-solving therapy in men who present with intentional self-harm to emergency departments in Ontario.

Simon Hatcher, Marnin Heisel, Oyedeji Ayonrinde, Julie K Campbell, Ian Colman, Daniel J Corsi, Nicole E Edgar, Lindsay Gillett, Sidney H Kennedy, Sophia Lakatoo Hunt and 16 more

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Article in Trials, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03473535 (The BEACON Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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The BEACON Study: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Smartphone-assisted Problem Solving Therapy in Men Who Present With Intentional Self-harm to Emergency Departments in Ontario

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of OttawaRan2020 to 2024Enrolled100ConditionsIntentional Self-Harm, SuicideArmsBEACON + Problem Solving Therapy, Problem-Solving Therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors at 12 institutions in 2 countries.

Simon HatcherOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada. shatcher@toh.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3117-2350
Marnin HeiselLawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada.
Oyedeji AyonrindeQueen's University, Kingston, Canada.
Julie K CampbellCanadian Association for Suicide Prevention, Winnipeg, Canada.
Ian ColmanUniversity of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Daniel J CorsiOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Nicole E EdgarOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Lindsay GillettSioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre, Sioux Lookout, Canada.
Sidney H KennedySt. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
Sophia Lakatoo HuntWilliam Osler Health System, Toronto, Canada.
Paul LinksMcMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Sarah MacLeanOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Viraj MehtaWestern University, London, Canada.
Christopher MushquashLakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada.
Alicia RaimundoOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Sakina J RizviSt. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
Refik SaskinInstitute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada.
Ayal SchafferUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Alaaddin SidahmedWayne State University, Detroit, USA.
Mark SinyorUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Claudio SoaresQueen's University, Kingston, Canada.
Monica TaljaardOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Valerie TestaOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Kednapa ThavornOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Venkatesh ThiruganasambandamoorthyOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Christian VaillancourtOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
University of Ottawa · CAOttawa Hospital · CAQueen's University · CASt. Michael's Hospital · CAUniversity of Toronto · CAWestern University · CACanadian Association for Suicide Prevention · CAInstitute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences · CALakehead University · CAMcMaster University · CAWayne State University · USWilliam Osler Health System · CA

Funding

Ontario SPOR Support Unit IA2014-405046
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients who present to emergency departments after intentional self-harm are at an increased risk of dying by suicide. This applies particularly to men, who represent nearly two-thirds of those who die by suicide in Ontario. One way of potentially addressing this gap is to offer a course of blended problem-solving therapy, comprised of a brief course of evidence-based psychotherapy for individuals at risk for suicide, facilitated by the use of a patient-facing smartphone application and a clinician-facing "dashboard." This approach has the potential to combine the benefits of face-to-face therapy and technology to create a novel intervention.

methodsThis is a cohort study nested within a larger pragmatic multicentre pre- and post-design cluster randomised trial. Suicidal ideation assessed by the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation is the primary outcome variable. Secondary outcome measures include depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale), post-traumatic stress disorder (Primary Care PTSD Screen), health-related quality of life (EuroQol 5-dimension 5-level questionnaire), meaning in life (Experienced Meaning in Life Scale), perceived social supports (Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support), alcohol use (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test), drug use (Drug Abuse Screening Test Short Form 10), problem-solving skills (Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised Short Form), and self-reported healthcare costs, as well as health service use measured using Ontario administrative health data. A process evaluation will also be conducted following study completion. DISCUSSION: The cohort study will test whether better adherence to the intervention results in better outcomes. The value of the cohort study design is that we can examine in more detail certain subgroups or other variables that are not available in the larger cluster randomised trial. This trial will aim to improve standards by informing best practice in management of men who self-harm and present to hospitals in Ontario.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov , NCT03473535 . Registered on March 22, 2018.

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AlcoholismSelf-Injurious BehaviorCohort StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMaleMulticenter Studies as TopicOntarioPragmatic Clinical Trials as TopicPsychotherapyQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSmartphoneBlended careCognitive behaviour therapyMenProblem-solving therapySelf-harmSuicideSuicide prevention

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PMID33187542
PMCPMC7663866
OpenAlexW3102958515

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