Rethinking Suicide in Rural Australia: A study Protocol for Examining and Applying Knowledge of the Social Determinants to Improve Prevention in Non-Indigenous Populations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Research Design, Methodology, and Methods
2.1. Research Questions
- How do the social determinants of health interact with physical and mental health and suicide in rural Australia?
- What social processes or circumstances contribute to the interaction between social determinants, physical and mental health, and suicide in rural Australia?
- To what extent do suicide prevention policies align with the evidence about suicide in rural Australia?
- What can be done to improve suicide prevention policy and practice to better address the social determinants of suicide in rural Australia?
2.2. Theoretical Framework
2.3. Phase One—Study of Coronial Suicide Data from Regional and Remote Australia
2.3.1. Data Collection
2.3.2. Data Analysis
2.4. Phase Two—Policy Analysis
2.5. Ethical Considerations
3. Discussion
3.1. How do Mental and Physical Health, Social Determinants, and Suicide in Rural Australia Interrelate?
3.2. How can Policy and Services Better Address These Complex Experiences?
4. Strengths and Limitations of the Study
5. Significance
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fitzpatrick, S.J.; Brew, B.K.; Read, D.M.Y.; Inder, K.J.; Hayes, A.; Perkins, D. Rethinking Suicide in Rural Australia: A study Protocol for Examining and Applying Knowledge of the Social Determinants to Improve Prevention in Non-Indigenous Populations. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2944. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162944
Fitzpatrick SJ, Brew BK, Read DMY, Inder KJ, Hayes A, Perkins D. 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. 2019; 16(16):2944. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162944
Chicago/Turabian StyleFitzpatrick, Scott J., Bronwyn K. Brew, Donna M. Y. Read, Kerry J. Inder, Alan Hayes, and David Perkins. 2019. "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 16, no. 16: 2944. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162944