Bryant, LD, Puri, SC, Dix, L et al. (1 more author) (2016) Tell it Right, Start it Right: An evaluation of training for health professionals about Down syndrome. British Journal of Midwifery, 24 (2). pp. 110-117. ISSN 0969-4900
Abstract
Midwives do not routinely receive training in how to manage parent care when Down syndrome (DS) is identified in pregnancy or after birth. Many parents report dissatisfaction with the response of health professionals during this time. In response to this, the UK Down's Syndrome Association has developed the Tell it Right, Start it Right training. This paper reports on an evaluation of the training using the Kirkpatrick model (Kirkpatrick and Kirkpatrick, 2006). A repeated measures online survey was delivered before training, immediately after training and 2 months after training. Midwives constituted the majority of participants. The evaluation found that knowledge of DS, confidence in communicating with parents and confidence in delivering a diagnosis of DS significantly increased after attending. Some evidence of applying knowledge in the workplace was identified; however, such training must become embedded in mandatory professional education if widespread improvements in parent experience are to be achieved.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016, MA Healthcare Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper accepted for publication in British Journal of Midwifery. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Down syndrome; training; evaluation; Learning disability |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Public Health (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number National Inst for Health Research (NIHR) Not Known |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Feb 2016 11:29 |
Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2016 15:58 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2016.24.2.110 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Mark Allen Healthcare |
Identification Number: | 10.12968/bjom.2016.24.2.110 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:94349 |