Supporting migrants and refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder: development, pilot implementation, and pilot evaluation of a continuing interprofessional education for healthcare providers

BMC Medical Education

Alexander Wuensch¹  Stefan Jobst²  Michael Meng²  Matthias Windeisen²  Christiane Kugler² 

[1] Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Freiburg University Medical Center, Hauptstraße 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany;Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Nursing Science, University of Freiburg, Breisacher Str. 153, 79110, Freiburg, Germany;

关键词: Posttraumatic stress disorder;    Migration;    Refugee;    Interprofessional continuing education;    Healthcare;    Pilot study;    Kirkpatrick model;    Satisfaction;    Knowledge;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-020-02220-3

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundRefugees and migrants face an increased risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Adequate care can be insufficient due to language barriers, cultural differences, and knowledge deficits of health service providers. Therefore, professional associations requested that healthcare providers to be educated to provide culturally sensitive care. An evidence-based educational intervention in the form of a continuing interprofessional education (CIPE) for healthcare providers on the topic of PTSD in migrants and refugees was developed, pilot-implemented, and evaluated according to the first two levels of the Kirkpatrick evaluation model (reaction and learning).MethodsThe development of a curriculum for the CIPE intervention was based on a narrative literature review. Its content was validated by experts (N = 17) in an online survey and analyzed using both the Content Validity Index and a thematic analysis. The evaluation of the CIPE intervention was performed by conducting a pilot study with a quasi-experimental single group, using a pre-posttest design. In total, there were 39 participants distributed among three pilot courses. We collected and analyzed data on satisfaction, knowledge, and feasibility.ResultsThe curriculum for a half-day course, consisting of 8 modules, showed almost excellent content validity (S-CVI = 0.92). In the pilot-implementation phase, participants were “very satisfied” with the pilot courses and a positive effect on their knowledge was detected. No correlation between satisfaction and knowledge gain was found.ConclusionsThe CIPE intervention can be considered feasible and seems promising in its effects on satisfaction and knowledge. The insights gained in this study can be used to adapt and optimize the educational intervention, whereby the feedback from course attendees is particularly useful. Future studies need to further examine the effects in larger samples and more robust study designs.

【 授权许可】

CC BY