Effect of video‐based trauma‐informed care training for psychiatric nurses: A nonrandomized controlled trial

Abstract

Abstract Aim To examine the effect of short‐time video‐based trauma‐informed care (TIC) training in improving attitudes related to TIC and mental health among psychiatric nurses. Methods A nonrandomized controlled trial was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of a 60‐min TIC training video. The primary outcome measure was the Attitudes Related to Trauma‐Informed Care Scale 35 (ARTIC‐35). The secondary outcome measures were the TIC Provider Survey, Kessler 6 (K6) scale, the Japanese Burnout Scale, and the Japanese Psychological Safety Scale. Results The main analysis included 100 psychiatric nurses (58 in the intervention group and 42 in the control group). The intention‐to‐treat (ITT) analysis showed that the increase in scores on ARTIC‐35 was not statistically significant due to calculating the sample size based on an overestimated effect, but the effect size (ES) was moderate (ES = 0.39) at the 4–6‐week follow‐up. Although there were no significant differences in the TIC Provider Survey, K6, or Japanese Burnout Scale, a significant effect of the intervention was observed in the Japanese Psychological Safety Scale. A per‐protocol analysis, which compared the 30 intervention group participants who had watched all four videos to the control group, showed that the ES (= 0.48) was larger for the ARTIC‐35 than for the ITT. Conclusion The intervention led to moderate improvement in attitudes related to TIC, psychological safety, and burnout.

Keywords

• trauma‐informed care (TIC)
• mental health
• psychological safety
• burnout
• psychological
• video‐based training