What are the perspectives of General Practitioners regarding the provision of suicide prevention in primary care? – a scoping review protocol

This is a scoping review protocol regarding the perspectives of GP's in relation to suicide prevention in Primary Care. Suicide is a major public health issue and is the largest killer of men under the age of 50 in the UK. (1) Individuals who display suicidal behaviour are more likely to visit their General Practitioner (GP) in the months leading up to the event. (2, 3) The objective of this scoping review is to map the current research on the experiences of GP’s regarding suicide prevention and to identify knowledge gaps within this area. This will help to inform further related work within the research department. This scoping review protocol will follow the methodologies set out by Arksey and O’Malley (2005) and the Joanna Briggs Institute’s (JBI) manual for reporting scoping reviews.(4, 5) A search of Pubmed/MEDLINE and Web of Science will be performed. Included studies will be qualitative, English-language and focus on GP’s perspectives of suicide prevention in primary care. Abstracts and titles of relevant articles will be screened and articles at full-text review will be assessed for their inclusion in the review against pre-determined eligibility criteria. Data will be extracted using a standardised form. The characteristics of the studies included will be displayed in tabular format and a narrative description of the main themes from the included studies will be provided.This work will be written up as a report to map the current research describing the experiences of GP’s regarding suicide prevention and to identify knowledge gaps within this area. This will assist in producing a focussed and relevant research question for a related research project. Ethical approval was not needed for the development of this scoping review.

本研究为一项范围综述（scoping review）方案，聚焦全科医生（General Practitioner, GP）在基层医疗（Primary Care）中开展自杀预防工作的相关观点。自杀是一项重大公共卫生问题，同时也是英国50岁以下男性的首要致死原因。(1) 有自杀行为倾向的个体，在自杀事件发生前的数月内，更有可能就诊于其全科医生。(2, 3) 本范围综述的研究目标为，系统梳理当前关于全科医生自杀预防工作体验的相关研究，并识别该领域内的研究空白。本研究结果将为研究部门后续相关工作提供参考依据。本范围综述方案将遵循Arksey与O’Malley（2005）提出的方法框架，以及乔安娜·布里格斯研究所（Joanna Briggs Institute, JBI）发布的范围综述报告指南。(4, 5) 本研究将对Pubmed/MEDLINE及Web of Science数据库进行文献检索。纳入的研究需为英文质性研究，且聚焦全科医生在基层医疗中开展自杀预防工作的相关观点。将对相关文献的标题与摘要进行初筛，随后针对进入全文审阅阶段的文献，依据预先设定的纳入排除标准，评估其是否符合本综述的纳入要求。研究数据将通过标准化数据提取表进行采集。纳入研究的基本特征将以表格形式呈现，同时将对纳入研究的核心主题进行叙事性总结。本研究最终将以报告形式呈现，系统梳理当前关于全科医生自杀预防工作体验的研究现状并识别领域内研究空白，为后续相关研究项目构建精准且贴合主题的研究问题提供支持。本范围综述的开展无需获得伦理审查批准。