TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of serious mental illness online training for certified nursing assistants in long term care
AU - Molinari, Victor
AU - Hobday, John V.
AU - Roker, Rosalyn
AU - Kunik, Mark E.
AU - Kane, Rosalie
AU - Kaas, Merrie J.
AU - Mehrotra, Chandra
AU - Williams, Christine L.
AU - Robbins, Joyce C.
AU - Dobbs, Debra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2017/10/2
Y1 - 2017/10/2
N2 - Certified nurse assistants (CNAs) spend the most staff time with nursing home residents, yet they receive little training in addressing the mental health needs of residents with serious mental illness (SMI). Forty CNAs from four long-term-care facilities took the online interactive CARES-® Serious Mental Illness™ training consisting of two modules guided by the Recovery Movement philosophy of care. Responses from pre–post testing, Likert-type items, and open-ended questions indicated that CNAs gained information, changed their perspectives, and had more confidence in dealing with SMI. Although there were minor concerns regarding length, clarity of content, and technical issues, CNAs found the online format acceptable and easy to use, and many said they would recommend the training. CARES Serious Mental Illness online training appears to be a viable way of helping CNAs address the mental health needs of long term care residents. Additional testing on CARES Serious Mental Illness is planned.
AB - Certified nurse assistants (CNAs) spend the most staff time with nursing home residents, yet they receive little training in addressing the mental health needs of residents with serious mental illness (SMI). Forty CNAs from four long-term-care facilities took the online interactive CARES-® Serious Mental Illness™ training consisting of two modules guided by the Recovery Movement philosophy of care. Responses from pre–post testing, Likert-type items, and open-ended questions indicated that CNAs gained information, changed their perspectives, and had more confidence in dealing with SMI. Although there were minor concerns regarding length, clarity of content, and technical issues, CNAs found the online format acceptable and easy to use, and many said they would recommend the training. CARES Serious Mental Illness online training appears to be a viable way of helping CNAs address the mental health needs of long term care residents. Additional testing on CARES Serious Mental Illness is planned.
KW - Long term care
KW - nursing assistants
KW - serious mental illness
KW - training
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U2 - 10.1080/02701960.2016.1188811
DO - 10.1080/02701960.2016.1188811
M3 - Article
C2 - 28632071
AN - SCOPUS:84988646828
SN - 0270-1960
VL - 38
SP - 359
EP - 374
JO - Gerontology and Geriatrics Education
JF - Gerontology and Geriatrics Education
IS - 4
ER -