title: [Work-related stress in healthcare workers: evaluation of effectiveness of a short training course in the hospital environment].
abstract: The efficacy evaluation of training courses in organizations is not widespread; however it is a fundamental issue for an appropriate allocation of available economic resources. The aim of this work is the evaluation of efficacy of a training course for the development of human resources attended by health professionists in S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza. A structured questionnaire was administered to evaluate efficacy. An experimental group of 300 health professionists attending the training course and a control group of 300 health professionists not attending the course, were asked to fill-in the questionnaire at baseline (t0), one month later--after the course--(t1: post-test), and six months later (t2: follow-up). Results highlight the medium-term (t1) efficacy of the training course and a reduced long-term (t2) efficacy in promotion of psychological adjustment and personal resources. This experience is an example of efficacy evaluation of training course in organizations using ad hoc experimental design.
authors.affiliation: Unità di Medicina Occupazionale e Ambientale, A.O. San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy. a.stress@unimib.it
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Viganò
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D007558:Italy; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace