AIM: To determine the perceived education and training needs in adolescent health of health professionals. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey Setting and subjects: Hospital staff in a UK children's hospital. OUTCOME MEASURES: perceived barriers, confidence, knowledge, skill and prior teaching in key adolescent health subject areas. RESULTS: The hospital survey was completed by 159/1400 professionals representing a completion rate of 11%. Doctors and staff from 'Professions allied to medicine' rated 'lack of training', 'lack of teaching materials' and ' lack of community resources' as the main barriers to providing developmentally appropriate care. Sixty per cent of hospital respondents had received no prior specific training in adolescent health. All but four topics were perceived to be of very high or high importance by the majority of respondents (54-90%). Low scores in perceived knowledge, confidence and/or skill were reported in nine key subject areas (including adolescent mental health and substance use). Differences between doctors and professions allied to medicine were observed in a minority of areas. CONCLUSION: Unmet education and training needs of a range of professionals working in a paediatric setting were identified in key areas of adolescent health and they provide useful directions for the development of future multidisciplinary training programmes.
AIM: To determine the perceived education and training needs in adolescent health of health professionals. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey Setting and subjects: Hospital staff in a UK children's hospital. OUTCOME MEASURES: perceived barriers, confidence, knowledge, skill and prior teaching in key adolescent health subject areas. RESULTS: The hospital survey was completed by 159/1400 professionals representing a completion rate of 11%. Doctors and staff from 'Professions allied to medicine' rated 'lack of training', 'lack of teaching materials' and ' lack of community resources' as the main barriers to providing developmentally appropriate care. Sixty per cent of hospital respondents had received no prior specific training in adolescent health. All but four topics were perceived to be of very high or high importance by the majority of respondents (54-90%). Low scores in perceived knowledge, confidence and/or skill were reported in nine key subject areas (including adolescent mental health and substance use). Differences between doctors and professions allied to medicine were observed in a minority of areas. CONCLUSION: Unmet education and training needs of a range of professionals working in a paediatric setting were identified in key areas of adolescent health and they provide useful directions for the development of future multidisciplinary training programmes.
Authors: Albert Farre; Victoria Wood; Tim Rapley; Jeremy R Parr; Debbie Reape; Janet E McDonagh Journal: Arch Dis Child Date: 2014-09-26 Impact factor: 3.791
Authors: Theodora P M Vliet Vlieland; Cornelia H M van den Ende; Francoise Alliot-Launois; Catherine Beauvais; Milena Gobbo; Annamaria Iagnocco; Ingrid E Lundberg; Pedro V Munuera-Martínez; Christina H Opava; Yeliz Prior; Anthony Redmond; Hana Smucrova; Dieter Wiek Journal: RMD Open Date: 2016-11-24
Authors: Albert Farre; Victoria Wood; Janet E McDonagh; Jeremy R Parr; Debbie Reape; Tim Rapley Journal: Arch Dis Child Date: 2016-03-04 Impact factor: 3.791