title: Development and evaluation of a psychoeducation practitioner training program (PPTP).
abstract: The objective of this study was to develop a psychoeducation practitioner training program (PPTP) and to evaluate its usefulness with regard to nursing competencies (knowledge, self-efficacy, attitude, motivation, skills). A mixed-method research design was applied in this study. Some of the quantitative data were a one-group pretest-posttest study. Forty nurses participated in the PPTP, of whom 38 (17 men and 21 women) completed a 2-consecutive-day curriculum (dropout rate: 5%). The PPTP significantly improved nurses' knowledge of, self-efficacy for, and attitude toward psychoeducation. However, the program did not lead to the acquisition of psychoeducational skills.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Graduate School of Nursing, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan. Electronic address: matsuda.mitsunobu@nurs.osaka-cu.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Mitsunobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Senri Kinran University, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Ayumi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kono
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult