Impact of intensive training on mental health, the experience of Port Said, Egypt
Abstract Background Mental disorder is extremely common globally and integration of mental health in primary health services represents a critical gap especially in low- and middle-income Countries like Egypt. The World Health Organization has repeatedly called for effective training and support of...
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doaj-c6e02fdb971d497598bcc9726afff4442021-04-18T11:18:07ZengBMCInternational Journal of Mental Health Systems1752-44582021-04-011511610.1186/s13033-021-00461-3Impact of intensive training on mental health, the experience of Port Said, EgyptSaverio Bellizzi0Amal Khalil1Ahmed Sawahel2Alessandra Nivoli3Liliana Lorettu4Dina Sabry Said5Susanna Padrini6Independent ConsultantNursing FacultyHelwan Mental Health HospitalUniversity of SassariUniversity of SassariCollege of Business Administration, American University of the Middle EastA.I.S.P.O. Associazione Italiana per la Solidarietà tra i PopoliAbstract Background Mental disorder is extremely common globally and integration of mental health in primary health services represents a critical gap especially in low- and middle-income Countries like Egypt. The World Health Organization has repeatedly called for effective training and support of primary care providers in the identification and treatment of mental health problems over the last decades. Methods This paper aimed to evaluate attitudes and knowledge of health care providers toward mentally ill patients and measure knowledge and retention of training messages over time. A 3-day mental health training workshop for nurses of public health facilities in the Governorate of Port Said was organized. Pre-training and post-training questionnaires (immediately after the workshop and 3 months later) were used. Significance of gain in scores was examined between baseline and following cross sectional rounds. Results The 73 participants in the study revealed a statistically significant improvement in knowledge and attitude toward mental health from the baseline (pre-training), from a general mean score for desirable answers of 10.5 (± 1.2) to 21.2 (± 0.6). However, results slightly declined three months after from the workshop (18.5 (± 0.6)). Conclusions Intensive short-term training on mental illness could be instrumental in improving knowledge and attitudes in countries like Egypt with extensive needs in terms of quality of comprehensive healthcare at primary and secondary level. However, additional evidence is needed to improve retention of information over time and to translate knowledge into clinical practice.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-021-00461-3 |
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Impact of intensive training on mental health, the experience of Port Said, Egypt |
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Impact of intensive training on mental health, the experience of Port Said, Egypt |
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Abstract Background Mental disorder is extremely common globally and integration of mental health in primary health services represents a critical gap especially in low- and middle-income Countries like Egypt. The World Health Organization has repeatedly called for effective training and support of primary care providers in the identification and treatment of mental health problems over the last decades. Methods This paper aimed to evaluate attitudes and knowledge of health care providers toward mentally ill patients and measure knowledge and retention of training messages over time. A 3-day mental health training workshop for nurses of public health facilities in the Governorate of Port Said was organized. Pre-training and post-training questionnaires (immediately after the workshop and 3 months later) were used. Significance of gain in scores was examined between baseline and following cross sectional rounds. Results The 73 participants in the study revealed a statistically significant improvement in knowledge and attitude toward mental health from the baseline (pre-training), from a general mean score for desirable answers of 10.5 (± 1.2) to 21.2 (± 0.6). However, results slightly declined three months after from the workshop (18.5 (± 0.6)). Conclusions Intensive short-term training on mental illness could be instrumental in improving knowledge and attitudes in countries like Egypt with extensive needs in terms of quality of comprehensive healthcare at primary and secondary level. However, additional evidence is needed to improve retention of information over time and to translate knowledge into clinical practice. |
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