must have been between 30-44 years old at the time of the communications about his mental health. This age range has been chosen, as this is the most at-risk group for suicide amongst males (Samaritans, 2013). Recruitment will be via adverts on social media such as Facebook and Twitter and health and support websites such as MumsNet. There will be a website women’s designed specifically for the study which will contain full details of the study including participant information, a form to fill in which they can submit electronically, and contact details for the researcher., Data received will be securely stored on a password protected computer. Furthermore, the social media accounts will be set up to recruit potential participants and offer further information about the study; and which will also serve to promote the study to a wider group of participants through and The webpage will link to complementary female “shares” “retweets” orientated websites and forums. . When a pool of potential participants has been gathered, criterion sampling will be used to choose appropriate participants for interview. Interviews The study will be conducted by one-to-one interview, either in person or by telephone/Skype, following a semi-structured interview schedule for 30-40 minutes in order to gain an understanding of the strategies the women used to encourage their partner to seek help for a mental health problem. (See appendix 2 for a draft of the interview schedule).
must have been between 30-44 years old at the time of the communications about his mental health. This age range has been chosen, as this is the most at-risk group for suicide amongst males (Samaritans, 2013). Recruitment will be via adverts on social media such as Facebook and Twitter and women’s health and support websites such as MumsNet. There will be a website designed specifically for the study which will contain full details of the study including participant information, a form to fill in which they can submit electronically, and contact details for the researcher., Data received will be securely stored on a password protected computer. Furthermore, the social media accounts will be set up to recruit potential participants and offer further information about the study; and which will also serve to promote the study to a wider group of participants through “shares” and “retweets” The webpage will link to complementary female orientated websites and forums. . When a pool of potential participants has been gathered, criterion sampling will be used to choose appropriate participants for interview. Interviews The study will be conducted by one-to-one interview, either in person or by telephone/Skype, following a semi-structured interview schedule for 30-40 minutes in order to gain an understanding of the strategies the women used to encourage their partner to seek help for a mental health problem. (See appendix 2 for a draft of the interview schedule).