Development study of psychological first aid application self‐efficacy scale

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurhayat Kılıç Bayageldi ◽  
Nuray Şimşek
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Development Study ◽  
Psychological First Aid

Evaluation of community-based psychological first aid in oncology

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 248-255
Author(s):  
Brandon L. Gray ◽  
Samuel Gaster ◽  
Christina Early ◽  
Amanda Reed
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
High Stress ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Psychological First Aid ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Healthcare professionals work in high stress environments and may benefit from organizational efforts that enhance coping abilities. Community-based psychological first aid (CBPFA) is an evidence-informed program designed for building these skills and promoting resilience during stressful times. However, few studies have examined the effectiveness of CBPFA. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This study examined the effectiveness of CBPFA training in promoting occupational self-efficacy and intentions to use CBPFA among oncology care staff over time using a longitudinal design. Findings Participants reported increased occupational self-efficacy and intentions to use CBPFA skills after completing training. These factors remained stable at one-month follow-up. Research limitations/implications The implications of these results are limited by the lack of a control group in the study’s design, relatively homogenous sample and participant dropout. Originality/value Despite the study’s limitations, these results represent an initial step in empirically examining the impact of CBPFA trainings and providing evidence that CBPFA may be an effective preparedness and development program in high-stress healthcare settings.

The Effect of a Simulated Fire Disaster Psychological First Aid Training Program on the Self-efficacy, Competence, and Knowledge of Mental Health Practitioners

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Jung Suk Park ◽  
Yun-Jung Choi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Simulation Training ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Psychological First Aid ◽  
Fire Disaster ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Objective: This study developed a simulation program using standardized patients for the training of mental health practitioners in psychological first aid and evaluated its effect on learners’ self-efficacy and psychological first aid performance competence and knowledge. The simulation used in this program was of a fire disaster. Methods: Thirty participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group, a comparison group, and a control group. The experimental group participated in simulation training after attending a two-hour psychological first aid lecture. The comparison group was given only the two-hour lecture and the control group was given a psychological first aid handout to study individually. The results of pre- and post-intervention questionnaires were then statistically analyzed. Results: The participants’ self-efficacy, performance competency, and knowledge improved in all groups, and there were some statistically significant differences between the three groups. The experimental group showed a greater improvement in self-efficacy and performance than the other groups. Conclusions: The psychological first aid simulation training program was effective in improving three qualities of mental health practitioners: self-efficacy, performance competency, and knowledge. Further research is required for the development of various learning scenarios for iterative psychological first aid education.

scholarly journals Psychological First Aid Well-Being Support Rounds for Frontline Healthcare Workers During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansoor Malik ◽  
Jessica Peirce ◽  
Michael Van Wert ◽  
Cynthia Wood ◽  
Haroon Burhanullah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Active Listening ◽  
Frontline Staff ◽  
Psychological First Aid ◽  
Frontline Healthcare Workers

Background and Objective: Frontline healthcare workers face unprecedented stress from the current SARS COV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. Hospital systems need to develop support programs to help frontline staff deal with this stress. The purpose of this article is to describe a support program for front line healthcare workers.Methods: In this community case report, we describe a well-being support rounding program that was developed to deliver Psychological First Aid (PFA) to frontline healthcare workers in a large urban medical center to maintain their sense of psychological well-being and self-efficacy. A team of clinicians from the department of psychiatry, who were trained on the Johns Hopkins RAPID model (Reflective Listening, Assessment, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition) to provide PFA, were deployed throughout the hospital. These clinicians carried out daily well-being rounds from April to June during the peak of the pandemic.Results: Approximately 20% of the frontline staff members were going through an acute crisis and benefited from PFA. Anxiety, anger, exhaustion, economic worry, job insecurity, dehumanized interactions with patients due to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and stress of taking care of sick and dying patients without their families present, were the main themes identified by the staff. The deployed team used active listening, mindfulness, validation, reframing and other cognitive interventions to support staff.Conclusions: Our experience suggests that frontline staff are willing to engage with in-person, on-site support programs. Fostering resilience and self-efficacy through PFA is a useful model to provide emotional support to frontline healthcare workers during health crises.

Psychological First-Aid Training for Paraprofessionals: A Systems-Based Model for Enhancing Capacity of Rural Emergency Responses

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Lee McCabe ◽  
Charlene Perry ◽  
Melissa Azur ◽  
Henry G. Taylor ◽  
Mark Bailey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Psychological First Aid ◽  
First Aid Training ◽  
Disaster Survivors ◽  
Post Test

AbstractIntroduction: Ensuring the capacity of the public health, emergency preparedness system to respond to disaster-related need for mental health services is a challenge, particularly in rural areas in which the supply of responders with relevant expertise rarely matches the surge of demand for services.Problem: This investigation established and evaluated a systems-based partnership model for recruiting, training, and promoting official recognition of community residents as paraprofessional members of the Maryland Medical Professional Volunteer Corps. The partners were leaders of local health departments (LHDs), faith-based organizations (FBOs), and an academic health center (AHC).Methods: A one-group, quasi-experimental research design, using both post-test only and pre-/post-test assessments, was used to determine the feasibility, effectiveness, and impact of the overall program and of a one-day workshop in Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Paraprofessionals. The training was applied to and evaluated for 178 citizens drawn from 120 Christian parishes in four local health jurisdictions in rural Maryland.Results: Feasibility—The model was demonstrated to be practicable, as measured by specific criteria to quantify partner readiness, willingness, and ability to collaborate and accomplish project aims. Effectiveness—The majority (93–99%) of individual participants “agreed” or “strongly agreed” that, as a result of the intervention, they understood the conceptual content of PFA and were confident about (“perceived self-efficacy”) using PFA techniques with prospective disaster survivors. Impact—Following PFA training, 56 of the 178 (31.5%) participants submitted same-day applications to be paraprofessional responders in the Volunteer Corps. The formal acceptance of citizens who typically do not possess licensure in a health profession reflects a project-engendered policy change by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.Conclusions: These findings are consistent with the conclusion that it is feasible to consider LHDs, FBOs, and AHCs as partners to work effectively within the span of a six-month period to design, promote, conduct, and evaluate a model of capacity/capability building for public mental health emergency response based on a professional “extender” rationale. Moreover, consistently high levels of perceived self-efficacy as PFA responders can be achieved with lay members of the community who receive a specially-designed, one-day training program in crisis intervention and referral strategies for disaster survivors.

Organizational implementation of psychological first aid (PFA): Training for managers and peers.

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 619-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Lewis ◽  
Tracey Varker ◽  
Andrea Phelps ◽  
Eve Gavel ◽  
David Forbes
Keyword(s):  
First Aid ◽  
Psychological First Aid

Psychological First Aid and Skills for Psychological Recovery

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Watson ◽  
Melissa Brymer ◽  
Josef Ruzek ◽  
Alan Steinberg ◽  
Eric Vernberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
First Aid ◽  
Psychological First Aid ◽  
Psychological Recovery

Implementing Psychological First Aid and Related Approaches in High Risk Organization

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Forbes ◽  
Mark Creamer ◽  
J. Don Richardson ◽  
Tracey Varker ◽  
Patricia Watson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Psychological First Aid
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