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| The impact of training and support on stress among care staff in nursing and residential homes for the elderly | | Author(s) | Rebekah Proctor, Hilary Stratton-Powell, Nicholas Tarrier |
| Journal title | Journal of Mental Health, vol 7, no 1, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 59-70 |
| Keywords | Training [welfare work] ; Care home staff ; Stress ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | The present study assessed the impact of a training programme for care staff in nursing and residential homes for older people on symptoms of stress and work related pressure by means of a randomised controlled trial. Staff in 12 homes (six receiving training and six acting as controls) participated in a 6-month intervention devised for developing skills in individual care planning. Levels of reported psychological distress were shown to increase significantly among the control group sample at 6 months' follow-up, with a worrying 57% of this group reaching the GHQ(28) (General Health Questionnaire - 28 item) caseness threshold. However, there was no significant increase in psychological distress amongst the care staff receiving the training intervention. In view of the increasing levels of dependency among residents and the corresponding high levels of reported stress among care workers, further research into the efficacy of training and support for this group is urgently needed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981002206 A |
| Classmark | QW: QRM: QNH: KW: LHB: 3J * |
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