Rheumatology clinicians’ experiences of brief training and implementation of skills to support patient self-management

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Research Article

Nicholas Ambler¹  Joyce Clarke²  Remona Jenkins²  Rachael Gooberman-Hill³  Sarah Hewlett⁴  Emma Dures⁴ 

[1] North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK;University Hospitals Bristol, Bristol, UK;University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;University of the West of England, Bristol, UK;

关键词: Behaviour change;    Cognitive-behavioural approaches;    Rheumatology clinicians;    Self-efficacy;    Self-management;    Skills training;    Qualitative;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2474-15-108

 received in 2013-11-06, accepted in 2014-03-13,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSelf-management of arthritis requires informed, activated patients to manage its physical and psychosocial consequences. Patient activation and self-management can be enhanced through the use of cognitive-behavioural approaches, which have a strong evidence base and provide insight into the variation in outcome of patients with ostensibly the same degree of disease activity. However, training for rheumatology health professionals in theory and skills underpinning the facilitation of self-management is not widely available. To develop such training, this study explored rheumatology clinicians’ experiences of a variety of brief skills training courses to understand which aspects were helpful or unhelpful, and to identify the barriers and facilitators of applying the skills in clinical practice.Methods16 clinicians who had previously attended communication and self-management skills training participated in semi-structured interviews: 3 physicians, 3 physiotherapists, 4 nurses, 6 occupational therapists. Transcripts were analysed (ED) using a hybrid inductive and deductive thematic approach, with a subset independently analysed (SH, RG-H, RJ).Results3 overarching themes captured views about training undertaken and subsequent use of approaches to facilitate self-management. In ‘putting theory into practice’, clinicians felt that generic training was not as relevant as rheumatology-specific training. They wanted a balance between theory and skills practice, and identified the importance of access to ongoing support. In ‘challenging professional identity’, models of care and working cultures influenced learning and implementation. Training often challenged a tendency to problem-solve on behalf of patients and broadened clinicians’ remit from a primary focus on physical symptoms to the mind and body interaction. In ‘enhanced practice’, clinicians viewed consultations as enhanced after training. Focus had shifted from clinicians’ agendas to those of patients, and clinicians reported eliciting patients’ priorities and the use of theoretically-driven strategies such as goal-setting.ConclusionsTo varying extents, clinicians were able to learn and implement new approaches to support patient self-management after brief training. They believed that cognitive behavioural and communication skills to facilitate self-management enhanced their practice. To optimise self-management support in routine care brief, skills-based, rheumatology-specific training needs to be developed, alongside ongoing clinical supervision. Further research should examine patients’ perspectives of care based on these approaches.

【 授权许可】

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© Dures et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014