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Longitudinal changes in mental health professionals' perceived trauma care competencies after participation in a brief online training programme.

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Title: Longitudinal changes in mental health professionals' perceived trauma care competencies after participation in a brief online training programme.
Alternate Title: Cambios longitudinales en las competencias de atención en trauma percibidas por los profesionales de la salud mental después de la participación en un breve programa de capacitación en línea. (Spanish)
心理健康专业人员参加简短在线培训计划后感知创伤护理能力的纵向变化 (Chinese)
Authors: Gelezelyte, Odeta, Nomeikaite, Auguste, Kazlauskas, Evaldas
Source: European Journal of Psychotraumatology; 2023, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p1-8, 8p
Subject Terms: ONLINE education, MENTAL health services, MEDICAL personnel, MENTAL health personnel, BURN patients, PARTICIPATION
Abstract (English): Further developments in trauma care training for mental health staff are needed to ensure that trauma survivors are recognised and get the most effective care. The evaluation of the effects of trauma care training programs would enable the untangling of the most efficient ways of building the competence of clinicians who encounter trauma-exposed patients in their routine clinical practice. We aimed to analyse longitudinal changes in mental health professionals' perceived trauma care competencies after a brief online trauma care training, and to examine associations between these changes and specific work-related characteristics. In total, 223 mental health professionals, 96.4% women, 42 years on average, and 51.6% with more than 10 years of clinical practice, participated in a brief online trauma care training programme. The Readiness to Work with Trauma-Exposed Patients Scale (RTEPS) was used to measure perceived trauma care competencies at the pre-training, post-training, and at a 3-month follow-up. Training had a significant effect on all measured perceived trauma care competencies of assessment, treatment and affect tolerance at post-training and 3-month follow-up. We also found that many years of unspecific clinical practice did not contribute to perceived trauma care competencies, and the training was perceived equally beneficial by professionals with more or less clinical practice. Our study indicates that brief training can have lasting effects on clinicians' self-confidence in trauma care. Further investigation of factors associated with the effects of training might help to increase the effectiveness of the training programs. A brief online training can have lasting positive effects on clinicians' perceived competencies in trauma care. Professional experience in terms of years spent in clinical practice was not associated with perceived trauma care competencies. Clinicians who encounter trauma-exposed patients more frequently might have lower perceived trauma care competencies as compared to those who see patients with trauma history less often. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): Antecedentes: Se necesitan más avances en la capacitación en atención del trauma para el personal de salud mental para garantizar que los sobrevivientes del trauma sean reconocidos y reciban la atención más eficaz. La evaluación de los efectos de los programas de capacitación en atención en trauma permitiría desentrañar las formas más eficientes de desarrollar la competencia de los médicos que se encuentran con pacientes expuestos a trauma en su práctica clínica habitual. Objetivo: Nuestro objetivo fue analizar los cambios longitudinales en las competencias de atención en trauma percibidas por los profesionales de la salud mental después de una breve capacitación en atención sobre trauma en línea, y examinar las asociaciones entre estos cambios y las características específicas relacionadas con el trabajo. Método: En total, 223 profesionales de la salud mental, 96,4% mujeres, 42 años en promedio y 51,6% con más de 10 años de práctica clínica, participaron de un breve programa de formación online en atención al trauma. Se utilizó la Escala de preparación para trabajar con pacientes expuestos a traumas (RTEPS) para medir las competencias percibidas en la atención del trauma antes y después de la capacitación y en un seguimiento de 3 meses. Resultados: La capacitación tuvo un efecto significativo en todas las competencias de evaluación, tratamiento y tolerancia afectiva percibidas para el cuidado del trauma después de la capacitación y a los 3 meses de seguimiento. También encontramos que muchos años de práctica clínica inespecífica no contribuyeron a las competencias percibidas en el cuidado del trauma, y los profesionales con más o menos práctica clínica percibieron la capacitación igualmente beneficiosa. Conclusiones: Nuestro estudio indica que la formación breve puede tener efectos duraderos en la autoconfianza de los médicos en la atención del trauma. La investigación adicional de los factores asociados con los efectos del entrenamiento podría ayudar a aumentar la efectividad de los programas de entrenamiento. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Chinese): 背景：需要进一步发展针对心理健康人员的创伤护理培训，以确保创伤幸存者得到认可并获得最有效的护理。对创伤护理培训计划效果的评估能够理清培养常规临床实践中会遇到创伤暴露患者临床医生胜任力最有效的方法。 目的：我们旨在分析在简短在线创伤护理培训后心理健康专业人员感知创伤护理能力的纵向变化，并考查这些变化与特定工作相关特征之间的关联。 方法：共有 223 名心理健康专业人员参加了简短在线创伤护理培训项目，其中 96.4% 为女性，平均年龄 42 岁，51.6% 具有 10 年以上临床实践经验。使用创伤暴露患者工作准备程度量表 (RTEPS) 来衡量在培训前、培训后和 3 个月随访时的感知创伤护理能力。 结果：培训对培训后和 3个月随访时所有测量的评估、治疗和情感耐受力的感知创伤护理能力具有显著效应。我们还发现，多年的非特异性临床实践并没有有助于提高人们对创伤护理能力的认识，而具有或多或少临床实践的专业人员认为培训同样有益。 结论：我们的研究表明，简短培训可以对临床医生对创伤护理的自信心产生持久的影响。进一步探究培训效果相关因素可能有助于提高培训计划的有效性。 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Further developments in trauma care training for mental health staff are needed to ensure that trauma survivors are recognised and get the most effective care. The evaluation of the effects of trauma care training programs would enable the untangling of the most efficient ways of building the competence of clinicians who encounter trauma-exposed patients in their routine clinical practice. We aimed to analyse longitudinal changes in mental health professionals' perceived trauma care competencies after a brief online trauma care training, and to examine associations between these changes and specific work-related characteristics. In total, 223 mental health professionals, 96.4% women, 42 years on average, and 51.6% with more than 10 years of clinical practice, participated in a brief online trauma care training programme. The Readiness to Work with Trauma-Exposed Patients Scale (RTEPS) was used to measure perceived trauma care competencies at the pre-training, post-training, and at a 3-month follow-up. Training had a significant effect on all measured perceived trauma care competencies of assessment, treatment and affect tolerance at post-training and 3-month follow-up. We also found that many years of unspecific clinical practice did not contribute to perceived trauma care competencies, and the training was perceived equally beneficial by professionals with more or less clinical practice. Our study indicates that brief training can have lasting effects on clinicians' self-confidence in trauma care. Further investigation of factors associated with the effects of training might help to increase the effectiveness of the training programs. A brief online training can have lasting positive effects on clinicians' perceived competencies in trauma care. Professional experience in terms of years spent in clinical practice was not associated with perceived trauma care competencies. Clinicians who encounter trauma-exposed patients more frequently might have lower perceived trauma care competencies as compared to those who see patients with trauma history less often. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:20008066
DOI:10.1080/20008066.2023.2251779