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Effectiveness of a multimethod program to enhance nursing home caregivers' competence in psychiatric care

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Katrin Gillis *
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Marianne De Witte
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Yentl De Wit
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Senden, Cynthia
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Berwouts, Jesse
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Hilde Lahaye
DOI:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104038delete
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Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of a tailored educational program on nursing home caregivers' sense of competence in psychiatric care. Method: A pre-posttest intervention study was set up in three Belgian nursing homes. A 4-month program including 50 expert-led lectures, contact-based interventions, and reflective sessions was offered. Sixty-five caregivers completed the Sense of Competence in Psychiatric Care Scale (SCIPS) before and after participating in the program. Results: Analysis showed that caregivers' scores on the Total SCIPS (p = 0.008) and the subscales Professionalism (p = 0.024), Care Challenges (p = 0.014), and Sustaining Personhood (p = 0.001) increased significantly among those who attended at least one session. No significant difference was found on the subscale Building relationships (p = 0.205). Conclusion: Building more capacity on motivation, on-site trainings and alternative learning strategies are recommended. (c) 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
Keywords:
Residential care
Psychiatric care
Professional competence
Intervention study
Stigma
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