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Table 3 Professional’s profiles by subgroups: exposure to suicide, support and training

From: Stress reactions after a patient suicide and their relations to the profile of mental health professionals

Subgroup

Exposure to suicide

Support

Training

 

Mean number of suicide during career

Patient’s previous suicide attempt

Suicide expected

Saw body at suicide scene

Support sought

Sufficient support received

Theoretical training

Clinical training

A anticipators with support

2.7

59.0 %

100.0 %

12.8 %

26.2 %

87.3 %

41.0 %

26.8 %

B distant professionals

2.4

41.2 %

13.2 %

23.0 %

38.4 %

76.8 %

49.0 %

27.6 %

C no more contact with patient professionals

2.6

42.4 %

0.0 %

14.4 %

23.7 %

76.4 %

45.2 %

30.2 %

D concerned professionals

2.7

49.2 %

25.4 %

17.3 %

50.0 %

83.6 %

38.6 %

25.9 %

E unsupported professionals

3.2

46.5 %

31.4 %

17.1 %

54.0 %

0.0 %

33.4 %

16.3 %

Total

2.7

46.5 %

24.2 %

17.4 %

39.2 %

74.3 %

42.3 %

26.7 %

Differences between subgroups (p)

0.021a

<0.001b

<0.001b

0.007b

<0.001b

<0.001b

0.010b

<0.009b

  1. Percentages and mean indicate the value within each subgroup
  2. aone-way analysis of variance
  3. bchi-square test