Results of guidelines for care psychiatric patients with suicidal thoughts and behaviors by Satir’s Model in Sakon Nakhon Province

Abstract

     This research was research and development aimed to develop and study the results of the care guidelines for psychiatric patients with suicidal thoughts and behaviors using the Satir concept. The research was conducted in 3 phases: 1) Situation analysis, 2) Development of a care model, and 3) Results of the care guidelines. The sample group was a multidisciplinary team, health networks, network partners, and 46 psychiatric patients with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The study period was March-December 2023. The tools included the care guidelines for psychiatric patients with suicidal thoughts and behaviors, the depression assessment form, and the suicide assessment form. Data were analyzed using percentages, means, and before and after comparisons using a paired t-test.
     The research results found that the steps of patient care, starting from the debriefing of successful suicide patients, creating a model community, following up on the work continuously, providing knowledge on suicide prevention, and helping using the Satir concept, found that depression before development was at a moderate level, with an average score of 13.82. After the development, it was found to have decreased, with an average score of 3.12, a statistically significant decrease, p <.05, t = 4.22. Suicidality After the development, the level of suicidality was found to have decreased, with an average score of 2.23.