Validation of the French Version of Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) in Adolescents Managed in Pediatric Emergency Unit

Etude de Validation de la Version française d'un Questionnaire " Ask Suicide-Screening Questions " (ASQ) Dans Une Population de Patients Adolescents Pris en Charge en unité d'Urgences pédiatriques

The ASQ-Fr study aims at validating the French version of Ask Suicide-Screening Questions composed of 5 items in adolescents managed in pediatric emergency department. Therefore, use of this brief valid screening instrument could assess the risk for suicide in pediatric patients and then improve the prevention of suicidal tendencies in this population.

ASQ-Fr is a prospective, cross-sectional instrument-validation study evaluated 5 candidate screening questions assessing suicide risk in adolescents between 10 and 18 years of age managed in two urban, pediatric emergency departments associated with tertiary care hospitals.

ASQ-Fr questionnaire is conducted by a psychologist before or after the French version of the SIQ/SIQ Junior (Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire), depending on the randomisation in the unit. SIQ is composed of 30 items and valid for adolescents aged 15 years or more. SIQ Junior is composed of 15 items and valid for children up to 14 years old.

Questionnaires are followed by an interview in adolescents and parents separately by the psychologist to evaluate perceptions, feasibility and acceptability of questionnaires.

It is planned a convenience sample of 200 patients aged 10 to 18 years who presented with either medical or surgical chief concerns to the emergency department.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patient with informed consent of adolescents and at least one of parents or a guardian
• patient with social protection cover
• in adequation with emergency management

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with mental disorder
• minor without parent/gardian at the emergency unit