Catriona Jones
Exploring changes in health visitors' knowledge, confidence and decision-making for women with perinatal mental health difficulties following a brief training package
Jones, Catriona; Jomeen, Julie; Glover, Lesley; Gardiner, Eric; Garg, Deepak; Marshall, Clare
Authors
Julie Jomeen
Lesley Glover
Eric Gardiner
Deepak Garg
Clare Marshall
Abstract
Rationale and objective: Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) is an issue that spans the spectrum of pregnancy and childbirth and is now acknowledged to be significant on a global level. Health visitors (HVs) are increasingly expected to extend their knowledge and to understand and identify PMH in the antenatal period and across the spectrum from mild/moderate to severe. While training has been shown to enable HVs to identify post-natal depression (PND) effectively and reduce the proportion of women at risk, the mechanisms underpinning this success are unclear. This paper reports on the findings of a mixed methods study aimed at examining the impact of a single half day training session on perinatal mental health problems (PMHP) on HVs knowledge, confidence and empowerment in relation to managing PMH. Methods: Findings from data gathered by Likert Scales and focus group discussions are presented. Results: Training can empower HVs to identify PMHP beyond PND and plays a vital role in promoting confidence. Conclusions: This research highlights the potential that training of this type has on service provision and delivery. In a resource-limited service, the feasibility of a brief training package has demonstrated positive results for health visitors, childbearing women and their families.
Citation
Jones, C., Jomeen, J., Glover, L., Gardiner, E., Garg, D., & Marshall, C. (in press). Exploring changes in health visitors' knowledge, confidence and decision-making for women with perinatal mental health difficulties following a brief training package. European journal for person centered healthcare, 3(3), 384-391. https://doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v3i3.1012
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 1, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 3, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Sep 25, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 23, 2017 |
Journal | European journal for person centered healthcare |
Print ISSN | 2052-5656 |
Electronic ISSN | 2052-5656 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 384-391 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v3i3.1012 |
Keywords | Childbirth; Decision-making; Health visitors; Perinatal mental health; Person-centred healthcare; Person-centred mental health; Post-natal depression; Training packages |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/379306 |
Publisher URL | http://ubplj.org/index.php/ejpch/article/view/1012 |
Additional Information | This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article published in: European journal for person centered healthcare, 2015, v.3, issue 3 |
Contract Date | Nov 23, 2017 |
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