Development of an assessment scale for minimum knowledge and skills required for suicide prevention gatekeepers: “Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Knowledge and Skills Assessment Scale (GKS)”

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  • Kodaka Manami
    Department of Social Welfare, Faculty of Human Sciences, Musashino University
  • Takai Michiko
    Department of Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University
  • Tachimori Hisateru
    Translational Medical Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Tachikawa Hirokazu
    Department of Disaster and Community Psychiatry, University of Tsukuba University of Tsukuba Hospital Ibaraki Research Center for Disaster and Community Psychiatry
  • Masaki Naoko
    Faculty of Nursing, St. Mary’s College
  • Takahashi Asumi
    School of Humanities, Hokusei Gakuen University
  • Takeshima Tadashi
    Kawasaki City Inclusive Rehabilitation Center

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  • 自殺予防ゲートキーパーとして最小限求められる知識やスキルの検討とその評価尺度「自殺予防ゲートキーパー知識・スキル評価尺度（Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Knowledge and Skills Assessment Scale （GKS））」の開発
  • ジサツ ヨボウ ゲートキーパー ト シテ サイショウゲン モトメラレル チシキ ヤ スキル ノ ケントウ ト ソノ ヒョウカ シャクド 「 ジサツ ヨボウ ゲートキーパー チシキ ・ スキル ヒョウカ シャクド(Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Knowledge and Skills Assessment Scale (GKS))」 ノ カイハツ

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<p>Background: This study was conducted to identify the minimum knowledge and skills required for suicide prevention gatekeepers (GK) with the aim of developing a simple index to assess GK knowledge and skills.</p><p>Methods: We developed the “Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Knowledge and Skills Assessment Scale (GKS)” to evaluate the minimum knowledge and skills required for GK, which were extracted from the “Gatekeeper Training Textbook” using the Delphi method. To examine the reliability and validity of the GKS, a questionnaire survey was conducted before and after GK training using the GKS, the Japanese Version of the Literacy of Suicide Scale, and the Gatekeeper Self-Efficacy Scale (GKSES).</p><p>Results: A total of 109 training attendees completed the questionnaire. There was a significant moderate positive correlation between GKS skill scores and GKSES scores. Mean GKS scores were significantly higher after training than before training. A significant strong positive intraclass correlation was observed between GKS scores immediately and one week after training.</p><p>Discussion: We identified the minimum knowledge and skills required for GK and developed an assessment scale, which was confirmed to be a reliable and valid measure of GK knowledge and skills.</p>

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