Effects of 1-day e-learning education on perinatal psychological support skills among midwives and perinatal healthcare workers in Japan: a randomised controlled study

• Published in: BMC Psychology Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 133
• Main Authors: Shinohara, Eriko, Ohashi, Yukiko, Hada, Ayako, Usui, Yuriko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 23.05.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Anxiety disorders; CAI; Child abuse & neglect; Communication; Communication in medicine; Computer assisted instruction; Education; Educational aspects; Empathy; Epidemiology; Female; Health aspects; Health Personnel; Health services; Humans; Intervention; Japan; Knowledge; Learning; Medical personnel; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental health; Methods; Midwifery; Midwifery - education; Midwives; Nurses; Obstetrics; Online education; Online instruction; Perinatal care; Pregnancy; Professionals; Psychosis; Public health; Randomised controlled trial; Skills; Students; Teaching; Training; Verbal communication; Womens health; Workers; Japan; Midwifery; Empathy; Education; Randomised controlled trial; Communication

Although midwives are expected to play a key role for psychological support throughout perinatal periods, their educational chances are limited. Versatile teaching strategies such as e-learning may be promising in expanding education. The objective of our study was to clarify the effects of an e-lea...