The Effect of Psychological First Aid Training on Knowledge and Understanding about Psychosocial Support Principles

A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
11 January 2020
Country:
Sierra Leone
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health, Humanitarian Disasters and Emergencies
Authors:
Sijbrandij, M, Horn, R, Esliker, R, O’May, F

Abstract

Psychological first aid (PFA) is a world-wide implemented approach to helping people affected by an emergency, disaster, or other adverse event. Controlled evaluations of PFA’s training effects are lacking. The authors evaluated the effectiveness of a one-day PFA training on the acquisition and retention of knowledge of appropriate responses and skills in the acute aftermath of adversity in Peripheral Health Units (PHUs) in post-Ebola Sierra Leone.

This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme

Citation

Sijbrandij, M.; Horn, R.; Esliker, R.; O’May, F.; Reiffers, R.; Ruttenberg, L.; Stam, K.; de Jong, J.; Ager, A. The Effect of Psychological First Aid Training on Knowledge and Understanding about Psychosocial Support Principles: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 484.

The Effect of Psychological First Aid Training on Knowledge and Understanding about Psychosocial Support Principles: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Published 11 January 2020
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