Online training of Covid-19 infection prevention and control for healthcare workers in psychiatric institutes

Daiki Kobayashi; Kayama Mami; So Fujishiro; Noriaki Nukanobu; Shu-Ichi Ueno; Shotaro Kuwakado; Tatsuya Koyama; Hironori Kuga

doi:10.1186/s12888-023-04826-5

Online training of Covid-19 infection prevention and control for healthcare workers in psychiatric institutes

BMC Psychiatry. 2023 May 9;23(1):325. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04826-5.

Authors

Daiki Kobayashi^{1

2

3}, Kayama Mami⁴, So Fujishiro⁵, Noriaki Nukanobu⁶, Shu-Ichi Ueno⁷, Shotaro Kuwakado⁸, Tatsuya Koyama⁹, Hironori Kuga¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan. daikoba@tokyo-med.ac.jp.
² Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan. daikoba@tokyo-med.ac.jp.
³ Department of general medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. daikoba@tokyo-med.ac.jp.
⁴ National College of Nursing, Tokyo, Japan.
⁵ Aichi prefectural mental health welfare center, Nagoya, Japan.
⁶ Faculty of Nursing, Hiroshima International University, Higashihiroshima, Japan.
⁷ Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsuyama, Japan.
⁸ Medical Corporation Kifu-kai Association, Kawasaki, Japan.
⁹ Graduate School of Nursing, St. Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan.
¹⁰ National Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan.

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to develop a unique online infection prevention and control (IPC) training on Covid-19 for healthcare workers in psychiatric institutes in Japan and to examine its efficacy based on its impact on the knowledge, attitude, and confidence about IPC for Covid-19 among the healthcare workers.

Method: This quasi-experimental study was conducted using online training on Covid-19 IPC for healthcare workers in various psychiatric institutes from April 2021 to March 2022. An online training video on Covid-19 IPC was developed. Voluntary healthcare workers in psychiatric institutes located in five prefectures in Japan were recruited to participate in this training. The participants then completed 30 min of online training and surveys about knowledge, attitude, and confidence were conducted pre, post, and three months after the training. The video training and surveys were contextually validated by the experts, but not by any previous study.

Results: A total of 224 participants were included, of which 108 (54.0%) were men. The mean (standard deviation (SD)) age and the mean occupational experience were 47.4 (9.5) and 18.0 (12.6) years, respectively. Among the participants, 190 (84.8%) completed the post-training, and 131 (58.5%) completed the three-month-later training surveys. The total score on the quizzes in the post-training (+ 31.1%, SD 15.7, p-value < 0.01) and three-month-later training (+ 14.9%, SD 16.8, p-value < 0.01) surveys had significantly increased from that in the pre-training survey. In contrast, the total score in the three-month-later training had significantly decreased from that in the post-training survey (-16.1%, SD 16.7, p-value < 0.01).

Conclusion: Thirty minutes of online training about IPC for Covid-19 had improved knowledge, confidence, and attitude among psychiatric healthcare workers. Regular online training would help in preventing the transmission or formation of clusters of Covid-19 in psychiatric healthcare institutes.

Keywords: Covid-19; Infection prevention and control; Japan; Online; Psychiatry; Training.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / prevention & control
Female
Health Personnel
Humans
Japan
Male
Volunteers