[Multiprofessional family-system training programme in psychiatry--effects on team cooperation and staff strain].
OBJECTIVE
How does the interdisciplinary cooperation of psychiatric staff members change after a multiprofessional family systems training programme?


METHODS
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 49 staff members. Quantitative questionnaires were used to assess burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory, MBI) and team climate (Team-Klima-Inventar, TKI).


RESULTS
The multiprofessional training intensifies interdisciplinary cooperation. It results in an increased appreciation of the nurses involved and in a redistribution of therapeutic tasks between nurses, psychologists and physicians. Staff burnout decreased during the research period, while task orientation and participative security within teams increased.


CONCLUSIONS
The multiprofessional family systems training appears suitable to improve quality of patient care and interdisciplinary cooperation and to reduce staff burnout.
Zwack
Julika
J
Sektion Medizinische Organisationspsychologie, Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg. julika.zwack@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Schweitzer
Jochen
J
D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013598:Systems Theory