Improving attitudes toward trauma-informed care in the neonatal intensive care unit through comprehensive multi-disciplinary education

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2024年2月21日

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Patricia A. Davis,
Dena Hubbard,
Tiffany Gladdis,
Chris Nitkin,
Kara Hansen,
Erin Keith-Chancy,
Jennifer Godwin,
Vincent Staggs,
Shilpa Babbar,
Michelle Hardy,
Jacqulin Ashbaugh,
Brian S. Carter

摘要

Objective

This study measured staff understanding and integration of trauma-informed care following comprehensive education.

Study design

This mixed method design used the validated Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC) scale and open-ended survey questions via REDCap optional surveys. Trauma-informed care education was made available to staff members in a level IV NICU. Pre- and post-intervention ARTIC scores were compared and post-intervention REDCap surveys were analyzed.

Result

There were 245 multi-disciplinary NICU team members who completed the ARTIC survey before and/or after the educational intervention; and 764 REDCap surveys were completed throughout the study time. ARTIC scores increased from pre- to post-training both for participants with data at both time points (0.5 SD mean increase) and among those with data at only one time point (0.4 SD mean increase). Content analysis of the REDCap survey corroborated the ARTIC results.

Conclusion

System-wide trauma-informed education can achieve measurable effect in a NICU setting.