Changes in job stress and coping skills among caregivers after dementia care practitioner training

Takizawa, Takeya; Takahashi, Megumi; Takai, Michiko; Ikeda, Taichiro; Miyaoka, Hiroaki

doi:10.1111/psyg.12188

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“…Table 2 summarizes basic characteristics of all 55 relevant studies in 60 articles [40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99] selected in our review, with a consolidated description of this material following.…”

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Workplace-Based Organizational Interventions Promoting Mental Health and Happiness among Healthcare Workers: A Realist Review

Gray

Senabe

Naicker

et al. 2019

IJERPH

190

129

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Mental illness, deemed globally to account for 32% of years lived with a disability, generates significant impacts on workplaces. In particular, healthcare workers experience high rates of mental ill health such as burnout, stress, and depression due to workplace conditions including excessive workloads, workplace violence and bullying, which also produces negative effects on patients as well as on the happiness and wellbeing of those who remain at work. This review was undertaken to synthesize the evidence on workplace-based interventions at the organizational level promoting mental health and wellbeing among healthcare workers, to identify what has been receiving attention in this area and why, especially considering how such positive effects are produced. A search of three premier health-related databases identified 1290 articles that discussed healthcare workers, workplace interventions, and mental health. Following further examination, 46 articles were ultimately selected as meeting the criteria specifying interventions at the organizational level and combined with similar studies included in a relevant Cochrane review. The 60 chosen articles were then analyzed following a realist framework analyzing context, mechanism, and outcome. Most of the studies included in the realist review were conducted in high-income countries, and the types of organizational-level interventions studied included skills and knowledge development, leadership development, communication and team building, stress management as well as workload and time management. Common themes from the realist review highlight the importance of employee engagement in the intervention development and implementation process. The literature review also supports the recognized need for more research on mental health and happiness in low- and middle-income countries, and for studies evaluating the longer-term effects of workplace mental health promotion.

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confidence: 99%

Workplace-Based Organizational Interventions Promoting Mental Health and Happiness among Healthcare Workers: A Realist Review

Gray

Senabe

Naicker

et al. 2019

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“…It also highlights the need for formal caregiver training, a desire strongly expressed by caregivers of every injury. Caregiver training has been demonstrated to improve caregiver self-efficacy and stress management [31-33]. Comprehensive health care systems should therefore incorporate structured training programs to reduce caregiver burnout and dependence on medical personnel.…”

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Identifying and Understanding the Health Information Experiences and Preferences of Caregivers of Individuals With Either Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, or Burn Injury: A Qualitative Investigation

Coffey¹,

Cassese²,

Cai³

et al. 2017

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundIn order to meet the challenges of caring for an injured person, caregivers need access to health information. However, caregivers often feel that they lack adequate information. Previous studies of caregivers have primarily focused on either their time and emotional burdens or their health outcomes, but the information needs of caregivers have not been thoroughly investigated.ObjectiveThe purpose of this investigation was to identify the preferred sources of health information for caregivers supporting individuals with injuries and to explore how access to this information could be improved.MethodsA total of 32 caregivers participated in semistructured interviews, which were used in order to develop a more in-depth understanding of these caregivers’ information needs. Digital audio recordings of the interviews were used for analysis purposes. These audio recordings were analyzed using a thematic analysis or qualitative content analysis. All of participant’s interviews were then coded using the qualitative analysis program, Nvivo 10 for Mac (QSR International).ResultsThe caregivers endorsed similar behaviors and preferences when seeking and accessing health information. Medical professionals were the preferred source of information, while ease of access made the Internet the most common avenue to obtain information. The challenges faced by participants were frequently a result of limited support. In describing an ideal health system, participants expressed interest in a comprehensive care website offering support network resources, instructive services about the injury and caregiving, and injury-specific materials.ConclusionsAccording to the participants, an ideal health information system would include a comprehensive care website that offered supportive network resources, instructive services about the injury and caregiving, and materials specific to the type of patient injury.

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“…To our knowledge, the results of studies on training interventions for burnout have been inconclusive thus far. Some studies have reported decreased burnout after training interventions, 24,25,31 whereas others have found no change. 27,32 However, the type of intervention seems to determine the results.…”

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“…22 The literature includes numerous studies on interventions to prevent or decrease burnout in elder care nursing staff. 13,19 Some studies on training interventions address the importance of training in helping caregivers cope with the difficulties and challenges of caring for persons with dementia, [23][24][25][26] but others suggest that training is ineffective. 27 However, most agree that more studies are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of training and other interventions in preventing burnout.…”

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Effects of a practical training programme on burnout among professional caregivers in a care home for older adults with dementia: a pilot study

Briones-Peralta¹,

García

Sotos

2020

Psychogeriatrics

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Aim As the number of persons with dementia has increased so has the need for both specialized care and long‐term care centres. Professional caregivers working in these centres encounter specific problems, including stress, burnout, and feelings of dissatisfaction, each which can affect the quality of care. Due to the nature of their work, they are more likely to experience stress, which may lead to burnout syndrome. Therefore, the aim of this work was to assess the results of a practical training programme with regard to burnout among direct care professionals in a nursing home for people with dementia. Methods A practical training programme was conducted for caregivers at the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Nursing Home in Cuenca, Spain. The programme used a dynamic, interactive methodology to provide training related to concepts and strategies for dementia care. Weekly 2‐h sessions were held over 9 months, from April 2016 to January 2017, with the post‐test administered in February. Pretest and post‐test measures were taken for a sample of 36 caregivers. An anova was used to analyze the differences in means before and after training. An ancova was also performed to determine the effects of the intervention. Results The results revealed a significant difference between pre‐ and post‐intervention emotional exhaustion and depersonalization scores. Personal accomplishment scores improved, but the changes were not significant. Conclusion A practical training programme for direct care professionals working with dementia patients can decrease burnout levels.

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Changes in job stress and coping skills among caregivers after dementia care practitioner training

Abstract: The findings suggest that training caregivers improves their stress reaction and coping skills.

Cited by 9 publications

References 7 publications

Workplace-Based Organizational Interventions Promoting Mental Health and Happiness among Healthcare Workers: A Realist Review

Workplace-Based Organizational Interventions Promoting Mental Health and Happiness among Healthcare Workers: A Realist Review

Identifying and Understanding the Health Information Experiences and Preferences of Caregivers of Individuals With Either Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, or Burn Injury: A Qualitative Investigation

Effects of a practical training programme on burnout among professional caregivers in a care home for older adults with dementia: a pilot study

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