Abstract
Adolescent suicide is the third leading cause of death and is an escalating public health concern in adolescents. The Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) is a 4-question validated suicide screening questionnaire that identifies youth at risk for suicide. A 5th populates with a positive response to any of the questions. The emergency department (ED) is an ideal setting to perform suicide screening. However, a discrete and convenient way to disclose sensitive information in this fast-paced setting was needed. To address these issues, our team developed an electronic version of the ASQ. The purpose of this project was to determine if this self-administered electronic version of the ASQ questionnaire would be effective in screening adolescents for suicide ideations in the ED.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Lead Author Affiliation
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quality Improvement
Research Approach
Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice
Keywords:
Adolescent Suicide, Suicide Screening, Emergency Department Screening
Recommended Citation
Peloza, Tara; Kuharske, Kristin; Servi, Ashley; Pickett, Michelle; Kaczor, Frances; and Ciriacks, Amy, "Innovative suicide screening: Implementation of an electronic tool" (2020). General Submissions: Presenations (Oral and Poster). 65.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/gen_sub_presentations/2020/posters/65
Conference Name
EN20X — A Virtual Xperience
Conference Host
Emergency Nurses Association
Conference Location
Virtual Event
Conference Year
2020
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Innovative suicide screening: Implementation of an electronic tool
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Adolescent suicide is the third leading cause of death and is an escalating public health concern in adolescents. The Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) is a 4-question validated suicide screening questionnaire that identifies youth at risk for suicide. A 5th populates with a positive response to any of the questions. The emergency department (ED) is an ideal setting to perform suicide screening. However, a discrete and convenient way to disclose sensitive information in this fast-paced setting was needed. To address these issues, our team developed an electronic version of the ASQ. The purpose of this project was to determine if this self-administered electronic version of the ASQ questionnaire would be effective in screening adolescents for suicide ideations in the ED.