| dc.contributor.author | Peng, M | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Shearer, J | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Carter, B | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-11T09:17:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-04-02 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 06-05-2024 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Peng M, Xiao T, Carter B, et alEvaluation of system based psychological first aid training on the mental health proficiency of emergency medical first responders to natural disasters in China: a cluster randomised controlled trialBMJ Open 2024;14:e078750. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078750 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2044-6055 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/96067 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a system based psychological first aid (PFA) training programme for emergency medical first responders in China.
Design Parallel-group, assessor-blinded, cluster randomised controlled trial.
Setting 42 clusters of health workers from various health facilities in China.
Participants 1399 health workers who provide emergency service for survivors of disasters.
Interventions One-day system based PFA training programme (PFA) or training as usual (TAU).
Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was the PFA skills, knowledge and attitude (SKA-PFA) score at 2 months postintervention. Secondary outcomes included post-traumatic growth, self-efficacy and professional quality of life.
Results The intervention group (n=690) had significantly higher SKA-PFA scores than the control group (n=709) at 2 months postintervention (adjusted mean difference=4.44; 95% CI 1.17 to 7.52; p=0.007; Cohen’s d=0.35). The intervention group also had higher scores on post-traumatic growth (p=0.113, d=0.24), self-efficacy (p=0.032, d=0.20) and professional quality of life (p=0.281, d=0.04).
Conclusions The system based PFA training programme was more effective than the TAU in enhancing the PFA knowledge and skills of the emergency medica | |
| dc.publisher | BMJ Publishing Group | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | BMJ Open | en_US |
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| dc.title | Evaluation of system based Psychological First Aid training on the mental health proficiency of emergency medical first responders to natural disasters in China: a cluster randomised controlled trial | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.rights.holder | © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078750 | |
| pubs.notes | Not known | en_US |
| pubs.publication-status | Accepted | en_US |
| dcterms.dateAccepted | 2024-04-02 | en_US |
| rioxxterms.funder | Default funder | en_US |
| rioxxterms.identifier.project | Default project | en_US |
