Changes in job stress and coping skills among caregivers after XXXX care practitioner training.

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BACKGROUND: @entity303 care practitioner training is essential for professional caregivers to acquire medical knowledge and care skills for @entity303 @entity1 . We investigated the significance of training in stress management by evaluating caregivers' job stress and coping style before and after they have completed training. METHODS: The subjects included 134 professional caregivers (41 @entity1 , 93 @entity1 ) recruited from @entity1 in training programmes held in Kanagawa Prefecture from August 2008 to March 2010. A survey using a brief job stress questionnaire and a coping scale was carried out before and after they completed their training. A t-test and multiple regression analysis were performed to evaluate the effects of the training. RESULT: After the training, the scores of modifiers on the job stress scale and of the coping scale increased, whereas the scores of stress reactions on the job stress scale decreased. However, there were no changes in @entity1 ' subjective cognition concerning their workplace environment. Furthermore, the change in stress reaction score tended to correlate with the change in consultation score in all @entity1 and with the change in problem-solving and consultation in male @entity1 . Among female @entity1 , the change in stress reaction score tended to correlate with change in support from superiors and colleagues as modifiers. The factors that correlated to the change in stress reaction score differed between genders. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that training caregivers improves their stress reaction and coping skills.
