Development and evaluation of an educational training package to promote health and wellbeing

Gartshore, Emily; Briggs, Lydia; Blake, Holly

Abstract

Background: Supporting the health and wellbeing of healthcare employees is a UK national priority.
Aims: To design, deliver and evaluate an educational package to promote health and wellbeing for nurses and midwives
Methods: An online training package was developed and administered in two ways: online (HAWN-online) or in a face-to-face workshop (HAWN-contact). A mixed- methods evaluation was used to assess usability and acceptability of HAWN training. Findings: 316 nurses, midwives and students completed the online training package. 16 participants attended the workshop. HAWN-online significantly increased knowledge in core areas of workplace health and wellbeing. Nurses and midwives valued online and face-to-face delivery but raised barriers to attendance at workshops. Participants advocated that training in workplace health should be mandatory for all frontline staff.
Conclusions: Employers should take steps to promote staff wellbeing through HAWN training, and address barriers to accessing workplace health training or supportive services.

Citation

Gartshore, E., Briggs, L., & Blake, H. (2018). Development and evaluation of an educational training package to promote health and wellbeing. British Journal of Nursing, 26(21), 1182-1186. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2017.26.21.1182

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Nov 23, 2017
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Deposit Date: Oct 30, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 23, 2017
• Journal: British Journal of Nursing
• Print ISSN: 0966-0461
• Electronic ISSN: 0966-0461
• Publisher: Mark Allen Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 21
• Pages: 1182-1186
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2017.26.21.1182
• Keywords: Healthy lifestyle, Patient care, Occupational health, Wellbeing, Research
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/896621
• Publisher URL: https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjon.2017.26.21.1182
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• Additional Information: This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in British Journal of Nursing, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjon.2017.26.21.1182