"Learning How to Ask" Effectiveness of a Training for Trauma Inquiry and Response in Substance Use Disorder Healthcare Professionals
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"Learning How to Ask" Effectiveness of a Training for Trauma Inquiry and Response in Substance Use Disorder Healthcare Professionals. / Lotzin, Annett; Buth, Sven; Sehner, Susanne; Hiller, Philipp; Martens, Marcus-Sebastian; Pawils, Silke; Metzner, Franka; Read, John; Härter, Martin; Schäfer, Ingo; CANSAS Study Grp.
in: PSYCHOL TRAUMA-US, Jahrgang 10, Nr. 2, 03.2018, S. 229-238.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - "Learning How to Ask" Effectiveness of a Training for Trauma Inquiry and Response in Substance Use Disorder Healthcare Professionals
AU - Lotzin, Annett
AU - Buth, Sven
AU - Sehner, Susanne
AU - Hiller, Philipp
AU - Martens, Marcus-Sebastian
AU - Pawils, Silke
AU - Metzner, Franka
AU - Read, John
AU - Härter, Martin
AU - Schäfer, Ingo
AU - CANSAS Study Grp
N1 - (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).
PY - 2018/3
Y1 - 2018/3
N2 - CONTEXT: Exposure to traumatic events should be systematically assessed in health care services so that trauma-related treatment can be offered when appropriate. However, professionals often lack expertise in trauma inquiry and response, and therefore require training in this field.OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine whether the "Learning how to ask" training for trauma inquiry and response (Read, Hammersley, & Rudegeair, 2007) is effective in increasing health care professionals' trauma inquiry behavior.METHOD: 148 professionals working in outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) services were cluster-randomized into an intervention or a waiting control group. The intervention group received a 1-day training and a refresher session 3 months later, while the control group received no training. The primary outcome was the change from baseline in the frequency of asking clients about traumatic events. Secondary outcomes were professionals' evaluation of the training, knowledge, attitudes toward and confidence in trauma inquiry and response.RESULTS: Change from baseline in the frequency of asking clients about traumatic events was significantly greater at 3-month and 6-month follow-up in the intervention group compared with the control group (b = 0.43, 95% CI [0.27, 0.59], p < .001). The training was positively evaluated by the participants. Knowledge, positive attitudes toward and confidence in trauma inquiry and response all showed significantly greater increases in the intervention group than in the control group.CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that health care professionals can acquire skills in trauma inquiry and response from short trainings, which may enhance systematic assessment of traumatic events. (PsycINFO Database Record
AB - CONTEXT: Exposure to traumatic events should be systematically assessed in health care services so that trauma-related treatment can be offered when appropriate. However, professionals often lack expertise in trauma inquiry and response, and therefore require training in this field.OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine whether the "Learning how to ask" training for trauma inquiry and response (Read, Hammersley, & Rudegeair, 2007) is effective in increasing health care professionals' trauma inquiry behavior.METHOD: 148 professionals working in outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) services were cluster-randomized into an intervention or a waiting control group. The intervention group received a 1-day training and a refresher session 3 months later, while the control group received no training. The primary outcome was the change from baseline in the frequency of asking clients about traumatic events. Secondary outcomes were professionals' evaluation of the training, knowledge, attitudes toward and confidence in trauma inquiry and response.RESULTS: Change from baseline in the frequency of asking clients about traumatic events was significantly greater at 3-month and 6-month follow-up in the intervention group compared with the control group (b = 0.43, 95% CI [0.27, 0.59], p < .001). The training was positively evaluated by the participants. Knowledge, positive attitudes toward and confidence in trauma inquiry and response all showed significantly greater increases in the intervention group than in the control group.CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that health care professionals can acquire skills in trauma inquiry and response from short trainings, which may enhance systematic assessment of traumatic events. (PsycINFO Database Record
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1037/tra0000269
DO - 10.1037/tra0000269
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 28581317
VL - 10
SP - 229
EP - 238
JO - PSYCHOL TRAUMA-US
JF - PSYCHOL TRAUMA-US
SN - 1942-9681
IS - 2
ER -