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Table 2 Professionals' profiles by subgroups: relationship with the patient

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

Subgroup

Last contact before suicide 24 h or less

Responsibility for patient

Still in contact with patient

Mean length of relationship (years)

Closeness to patient

A anticipators with support

17.5 %

23.8 %

12.7 %

1.8

31.7 %

B distant professionals

41.7 %

61.6 %

100.0 %

1.2

0.0 %

C no more contact with patient professionals

22.9 %

18.5 %

0.0 %

1.0

19.1 %

D concerned professionals

34.4 %

76.2 %

91.8 %

2.4

100.0 %

E unsupported professionals

31.4 %

17.6 %

35.3 %

1.2

100.0 %

Total

31.5 %

49.8 %

60.2 %

1.7

51.8 %

Differences between subgroups (p)

<0.001a

<0.001a

<0.001a

<0.001b

<0.001a

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