dc.contributor.author | Harnett, Alison | |
dc.contributor.author | Bettendorf, Erin | |
dc.contributor.author | Tierney, Edel | |
dc.contributor.author | Guerin, Suzanne | |
dc.contributor.author | O'Rourke, Margaret | |
dc.contributor.author | Hourihane, Jonathan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-23T12:04:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-03-23T12:04:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-05-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Harnett, Alison, Bettendorf, Erin, Tierney, Edel, Guerin, Suzanne, O'Rourke, Margaret, & Hourihane, Jonathan O'B. (2013). Evidence-based training of health professionals to inform families about disability. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 98(6), 413-418. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303037 | en_IE |
dc.identifier.issn | 1468-2044 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10379/7227 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective The development, delivery and evaluation of
a training programme for medical and nursing
professionals on best practice for informing families of
their child’s disability.
Design A 2 h training course on ‘Best practice
guidelines for informing families of their child’s disability’
was designed based on the findings of a nationally
representative study of parents and professionals. The
classroom-based course comprised a presentation of the
research and recommendations of the best practice
guidelines; a DVD film of parent stories and professional
advice; group discussion; and a half-hour input from a
parent of two children with disabilities. An anonymous,
pretraining and post-training questionnaire was
administered to measure knowledge and confidence
levels, using scales adapted from a study by Ferguson
et al (2006).
Participants 235 participants, including medical
students, nursing students, and junior hospital
doctors (JHDs).
Outcome measures Knowledge of best practice and
confidence in communicating diagnosis of disability.
Results Significant improvements in knowledge (time 1
mean (M)=14.31, SD=2.961; time 2 M=18.17,
SD=3.068) and confidence (time 1 M=20.87,
SD=5.333; time 2 M=12.43, SD=3.803) following
training were found. In addition, a significant interaction
between time and cohort (medical students, nurses and
JHDs) was found for knowledge. Further examination
suggested medical students’ knowledge was developing
to the extent that post-training, their scores were higher
than nurses, but not significantly different to JHDs.
Conclusions The increase in reported levels of
knowledge and confidence following training in best
practice for informing families of their child’s disability
indicates the potential for providing communication skills
training in this area. | en_IE |
dc.description.sponsorship | Participation of EM Bettendorf in this project was funded by the Mental
Health/Developmental Disabilities Grant (NIMH/NIH R25 MH071286) at Children’s
Hospital Boston (Dr K Munir, PI). Funding for the wider pilot project of which the
current study forms a part, was provided by the Health Services National Partnership
Forum and the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies Providing Services to People
with Intellectual Disabilities. | en_IE |
dc.format | application/pdf | en_IE |
dc.language.iso | en | en_IE |
dc.publisher | BMJ Publishing Group | en_IE |
dc.relation.ispartof | Archives Of Disease In Childhood | en |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ | |
dc.subject | Evidence-based training | en_IE |
dc.subject | Health professionals | en_IE |
dc.subject | Families | en_IE |
dc.subject | Disability | en_IE |
dc.subject | Disability | |
dc.subject | Communication skills | |
dc.subject | Training | |
dc.subject | Evaluation | |
dc.subject | Disclosure | |
dc.title | Evidence-based training of health professionals to inform families about disability | en_IE |
dc.type | Article | en_IE |
dc.date.updated | 2017-12-07T15:09:08Z | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303037 | |
dc.local.publishedsource | Http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2012-303037 | en_IE |
dc.description.peer-reviewed | peer-reviewed | |
dc.internal.rssid | 13272589 | |
dc.local.contact | Edel Tierney, Unesco Child And Family Research Centre, School Of Political Science And Sociology, Institute For Lifecourse And Society (Ilas), Upper Newcastle Road, Nui Galway. 5736 Email: edel.e.tierney@nuigalway.ie | |
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