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Article: Suicide Prevention Among College Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

TitleSuicide Prevention Among College Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors
Keywordssuicide
suicidal prevention
college
university
health disparities
Issue Date2021
PublisherJMIR Publications, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.researchprotocols.org/
Citation
JMIR Research Protocols, 2021, v. 10 n. 5, p. article no. e26948 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college-aged individuals worldwide and in the United States. Recent studies have identified preliminary evidence of widening disparities in suicidal behaviors across sex, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status among college students. Few systematic reviews and meta-analyses offer a comprehensive understanding of on-campus and off-campus suicide interventions, nor is collated information available for different types of screening, assessment, treatment, and postvention plans. Further challenges have been identified since the COVID-19 pandemic, calling for cost-effective and innovative interventions to address increased rates of suicidal behaviors among college students facing unprecedented stressors. Objective: This research protocol describes the first systematic review and meta-analysis to identify the most effective and cost-effective intervention components for universal and targeted (indicated and selected) suicide prevention among college students in a global context. Special attention will be placed on disparities in suicide prevention across sociodemographic subgroups, inclusive interventions beyond campus, global context, and intervention responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A sensitive search strategy will be executed across MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE, PsycINFO (EBSCO), ERIC (EBSCO), Cochrane Library, Dissertations and Theses Global (ProQuest), Scopus, Global Index Medicus, SciELO, African Journals Online, Global Health (CABI), and Google Scholar. Data extraction and evaluation will be conducted by three independent researchers. Risk of bias will be assessed. A multilevel meta-regression model and subgroup analysis will be used to analyze the data and estimate effect sizes. Results: The initial search was completed in December 2020 and updated with additional other-language studies in March 2020. We expect the results to be submitted for publication in mid-2021. Conclusions: Despite increasing rates of suicidal behaviors among college students, few preventative efforts have targeted this population, and fewer focus on factors that might place specific demographic groups at heightened risk. The impact of COVID-19 on suicidal behaviors among college students highlights and exacerbates the urgent need for rapid and effective interventions that might differ from traditional approaches. This equity-focused study will address these gaps and provide a valuable analysis of the effectiveness of suicide prevention programs and interventions. Findings will inform clinicians, researchers, policy makers, families, and organizations about evidence-based interventions for reducing the gaps in the suicide crisis among college students from different sociodemographic groups. Trial Registration: PROSPERO CRD42020225429; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=225429 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/26948
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/306542
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2023 Impact Factor: 1.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.461
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dc.contributor.authorXiao, Y-
dc.contributor.authorHinrichs, R-
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, N-
dc.contributor.authorMcKinley, A-
dc.contributor.authorCarlson, J-
dc.contributor.authorAgley, J-
dc.contributor.authorYip, PSF-
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-22T07:36:06Z-
dc.date.available2021-10-22T07:36:06Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationJMIR Research Protocols, 2021, v. 10 n. 5, p. article no. e26948-
dc.identifier.issn1929-0748-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/306542-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college-aged individuals worldwide and in the United States. Recent studies have identified preliminary evidence of widening disparities in suicidal behaviors across sex, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status among college students. Few systematic reviews and meta-analyses offer a comprehensive understanding of on-campus and off-campus suicide interventions, nor is collated information available for different types of screening, assessment, treatment, and postvention plans. Further challenges have been identified since the COVID-19 pandemic, calling for cost-effective and innovative interventions to address increased rates of suicidal behaviors among college students facing unprecedented stressors. Objective: This research protocol describes the first systematic review and meta-analysis to identify the most effective and cost-effective intervention components for universal and targeted (indicated and selected) suicide prevention among college students in a global context. Special attention will be placed on disparities in suicide prevention across sociodemographic subgroups, inclusive interventions beyond campus, global context, and intervention responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A sensitive search strategy will be executed across MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE, PsycINFO (EBSCO), ERIC (EBSCO), Cochrane Library, Dissertations and Theses Global (ProQuest), Scopus, Global Index Medicus, SciELO, African Journals Online, Global Health (CABI), and Google Scholar. Data extraction and evaluation will be conducted by three independent researchers. Risk of bias will be assessed. A multilevel meta-regression model and subgroup analysis will be used to analyze the data and estimate effect sizes. Results: The initial search was completed in December 2020 and updated with additional other-language studies in March 2020. We expect the results to be submitted for publication in mid-2021. Conclusions: Despite increasing rates of suicidal behaviors among college students, few preventative efforts have targeted this population, and fewer focus on factors that might place specific demographic groups at heightened risk. The impact of COVID-19 on suicidal behaviors among college students highlights and exacerbates the urgent need for rapid and effective interventions that might differ from traditional approaches. This equity-focused study will address these gaps and provide a valuable analysis of the effectiveness of suicide prevention programs and interventions. Findings will inform clinicians, researchers, policy makers, families, and organizations about evidence-based interventions for reducing the gaps in the suicide crisis among college students from different sociodemographic groups. Trial Registration: PROSPERO CRD42020225429; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=225429 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/26948-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherJMIR Publications, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.researchprotocols.org/-
dc.relation.ispartofJMIR Research Protocols-
dc.rightsJMIR Research Protocols. Copyright © JMIR Publications, Inc..-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectsuicide-
dc.subjectsuicidal prevention-
dc.subjectcollege-
dc.subjectuniversity-
dc.subjecthealth disparities-
dc.titleSuicide Prevention Among College Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailYip, PSF: sfpyip@hku.hk-
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dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.2196/26948-
dc.identifier.pmid33878016-
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC8130819-
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dc.identifier.volume10-
dc.identifier.issue5-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. e26948-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. e26948-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000658257400037-
dc.publisher.placeCanada-

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