Rethinking Suicide in Rural Australia: A study Protocol for Examining and Applying Knowledge of the Social Determinants to Improve Prevention in Non-Indigenous Populations
Disproportionate rates of suicide in rural Australia in comparison to metropolitan areas pose a significant public health challenge. The dynamic interrelationship between mental and physical health, social determinants, and suicide in rural Australia is widely acknowledged. Advancement of this knowl...
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doaj-5e8efbb52c64492ca920e7fb27d30ed62020-11-25T01:15:29ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012019-08-011616294410.3390/ijerph16162944ijerph16162944Rethinking Suicide in Rural Australia: A study Protocol for Examining and Applying Knowledge of the Social Determinants to Improve Prevention in Non-Indigenous PopulationsScott J. Fitzpatrick0Bronwyn K. Brew1Donna M. Y. Read2Kerry J. Inder3Alan Hayes4David Perkins5Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, The University of Newcastle, PO Box 8043, Orange East, NSW 2800, AustraliaCentre for Big Data Research in Health and National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit, School of Women and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Level 4, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, Cnr High & Botany St, Kensington, NSW 2052, AustraliaCentre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, The University of Newcastle, PO Box 8043, Orange East, NSW 2800, AustraliaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, AustraliaFamily Action Centre, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, AustraliaCentre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, The University of Newcastle, PO Box 8043, Orange East, NSW 2800, AustraliaDisproportionate rates of suicide in rural Australia in comparison to metropolitan areas pose a significant public health challenge. The dynamic interrelationship between mental and physical health, social determinants, and suicide in rural Australia is widely acknowledged. Advancement of this knowledge, however, remains hampered by a lack of adequate theory and methods to understand how these factors interact, and the translation of this knowledge into constructive strategies and solutions. This paper presents a protocol for generating a comprehensive dataset of suicide deaths and factors related to suicide in rural Australia, and for building a program of research to improve suicide prevention policy and practice to better address the social determinants of suicide in non-indigenous populations. The two-phased study will use a mixed-methods design informed by intersectionality theory. Phase One will extract, code, and analyse quantitative and qualitative data on suicide in regional and remote Australia from the National Coronial Information System (NCIS). Phase Two will analyse suicide prevention at three interrelated domains: policy, practice, and research, to examine alignment with evidence generated in Phase One. Findings from Phase One and Two will then be integrated to identify key points in suicide prevention policy and practice where action can be initiated.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/16/2944suicidesuicide preventionrural Australiasocial determinantsintersectionalitypublic healthmixed methods |
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Scott J. Fitzpatrick Bronwyn K. Brew Donna M. Y. Read Kerry J. Inder Alan Hayes David Perkins Rethinking Suicide in Rural Australia: A study Protocol for Examining and Applying Knowledge of the Social Determinants to Improve Prevention in Non-Indigenous Populations International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health suicide suicide prevention rural Australia social determinants intersectionality public health mixed methods |
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Scott J. Fitzpatrick Bronwyn K. Brew Donna M. Y. Read Kerry J. Inder Alan Hayes David Perkins |
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Rethinking Suicide in Rural Australia: A study Protocol for Examining and Applying Knowledge of the Social Determinants to Improve Prevention in Non-Indigenous Populations |
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Rethinking Suicide in Rural Australia: A study Protocol for Examining and Applying Knowledge of the Social Determinants to Improve Prevention in Non-Indigenous Populations |
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Rethinking Suicide in Rural Australia: A study Protocol for Examining and Applying Knowledge of the Social Determinants to Improve Prevention in Non-Indigenous Populations |
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Rethinking Suicide in Rural Australia: A study Protocol for Examining and Applying Knowledge of the Social Determinants to Improve Prevention in Non-Indigenous Populations |
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Rethinking Suicide in Rural Australia: A study Protocol for Examining and Applying Knowledge of the Social Determinants to Improve Prevention in Non-Indigenous Populations |
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rethinking suicide in rural australia: a study protocol for examining and applying knowledge of the social determinants to improve prevention in non-indigenous populations |
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Disproportionate rates of suicide in rural Australia in comparison to metropolitan areas pose a significant public health challenge. The dynamic interrelationship between mental and physical health, social determinants, and suicide in rural Australia is widely acknowledged. Advancement of this knowledge, however, remains hampered by a lack of adequate theory and methods to understand how these factors interact, and the translation of this knowledge into constructive strategies and solutions. This paper presents a protocol for generating a comprehensive dataset of suicide deaths and factors related to suicide in rural Australia, and for building a program of research to improve suicide prevention policy and practice to better address the social determinants of suicide in non-indigenous populations. The two-phased study will use a mixed-methods design informed by intersectionality theory. Phase One will extract, code, and analyse quantitative and qualitative data on suicide in regional and remote Australia from the National Coronial Information System (NCIS). Phase Two will analyse suicide prevention at three interrelated domains: policy, practice, and research, to examine alignment with evidence generated in Phase One. Findings from Phase One and Two will then be integrated to identify key points in suicide prevention policy and practice where action can be initiated. |
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suicide suicide prevention rural Australia social determinants intersectionality public health mixed methods |
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