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[Multiprofessional family-system training programme in psychiatry--effects on team cooperation and staff strain]
Julika Zwack1, Jochen Schweitzer
1Sektion Medizinische Organisationspsychologie, Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg. julika.zwack@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Objective:
How does the interdisciplinary cooperation of psychiatric staff members change after a multiprofessional family systems training programme?
Method:
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 49 staff members. Quantitative questionnaires were used to assess burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory, MBI) and team climate (Team-Klima-Inventar, TKI).
Results:
The multiprofessional training intensifies interdisciplinary cooperation. It results in an increased appreciation of the nurses involved and in a redistribution of therapeutic tasks between nurses, psychologists and physicians. Staff burnout decreased during the research period, while task orientation and participative security within teams increased.
Conclusions:
The multiprofessional family systems training appears suitable to improve quality of patient care and interdisciplinary cooperation and to reduce staff burnout.
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