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Evaluation of a Brief Training on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies: A Pre- and Post-Assessment in Nepal
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Introduction: A principal strategy for the integration of mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings is the training of front-line workers in international consensus-based guidelines. Aim: This paper presents a pilot study evaluating changes in knowledge and understanding as a result of a brief training course in Nepal. Method: Evaluation questionnaires were distributed to participants in two-day courses (n = 109) before, directly after, and at two months following completion. Results: The course resulted in a post-training increase in correct answers of 21%, which further increased to 25% at two months. Conclusion: A short training course based on widely endorsed guidelines to front-line staff can significantly increase mental health literacy for complex emergencies. While promising, the trend of knowledge gain is modest at most, and suggests a need for more intensive or more targeted training courses. Jordans MJD, Luitel NP, Poudyal B, Tol WA, Komproe IH. Evaluation of a brief training on mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies: a pre- and post-assessment in Nepal. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2012;27(3):1-4.
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Evaluations of mhGAP training modalities demonstrate improvements in health workers' knowledge and self-efficacy, though evidence of sustained clinical behavior change remains limited.
“Evaluations of these training modalities demonstrate improvements in health workers’ knowledge and self-efficacy, though evidence of sustained clinical behavior change remains limited (Jordans et al., 2012; Ahrens et al., 2020; Al-Uzri et al., 2024; Humayun and Najmussaqib, 2024).”
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- Authors
- Jordans, M. J. D., Luitel, N. P., Poudyal, B., Tol, W. A., & Komproe, I. H.
- Affiliations
- HealthNet TPO (NL)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Jordans, Mark J.D.
- Venue
- Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2012-06
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 235-238
- ISSN
- 0882-7397 (ISSN-L)
- 1049-023X
- 1945-1938
- OpenAlex
- W2115770664
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2024: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2014: 4
- FWCI
- 2.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Disaster Response and Management
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Emergency Medicine Education and Research
- Keywords
- mental health literacy, psychosocial support, complex emergencies, training course evaluation, knowledge retention, Nepal
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Analysis of Variance, Disaster Planning, Emergency Medical Services, Female, Health Personnel, Humans, Inservice Training, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Mental Health Services, Nepal, Pilot Projects, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Social Support, Program Evaluation
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