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ArticleJMIR medical education2023

A Web-Based Therapist Training Tutorial on Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy: Pre-Post Assessment Study.

Kenneth Kobak, M Katherine Shear, Natalia A Skritskaya, Colleen Bloom, Gaelle Bottex

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Article in JMIR medical education, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05121792 (Web Based Therapist and Patient Tutorials on Prolonged Grief. Study 1), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Web Based Therapist and Patient Tutorials on Prolonged Grief. Study 1

TypeinterventionalSponsorColumbia UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled400ConditionsProlonged Grief DisorderArmsWeb Based Therapist Tutorial on Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kenneth KobakCenter for Telepsychology, Madison, WI, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4075-3045
M Katherine ShearColumbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6163-1816
Natalia A SkritskayaColumbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0649-5601
Colleen BloomColumbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3357-6669
Gaelle BottexColumbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1578-2669

Funding

Web Based Therapist Training on Complicated Grief TherapyR41MH118126 · NIMH · CENTER FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTATION · PI KOBAK, KENNETH A, SHEAR, M KATHERINE · 2019 to 2021
$734k
NIMH NIH HHS R41 MH118126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProlonged grief disorder (PGD) is a newly recognized mental disorder characterized by pervasive intense grief that persists longer than cultural or social expectations and interferes with functioning. The COVID-19 epidemic has resulted in increased rates of PGD, and few clinicians feel confident in treating this condition. PGD therapy (PGDT) is a simple, short-term, and evidence-based treatment developed in tandem with the validation of the PGD diagnosis. To facilitate the dissemination of PGDT training, we developed a web-based therapist tutorial that includes didactic training on PGDT concepts and principles as well as web-based multimedia patient scenarios and examples of clinical implementation of PGDT.

objectiveWe aimed to evaluate user satisfaction with the tutorial and whether the tutorial increased trainees' knowledge of PGDT principles and procedures. Moreover, we included a small number of pilot questions to evaluate the PGDT-related clinical skills.

methodsThis study evaluated tutorial learning using a pre- and poststudy design. Participants were recruited from professional organization mailing lists, announcements to graduates of the Columbia School of Social Work, and through word of mouth. After signing consent, participants completed a brief demographic survey, a 55-item multiple-choice prestudy test on the concepts and principles of PGD and PGDT covered in the tutorial, and a 4-item pilot web-based prestudy test to gauge PGD clinical implementation skills. The link to the course content was then activated, and participants were given 8 weeks to complete the 11-module tutorial containing information, web-based exercises, simulated patient and video examples, and self-tests.

resultsOverall, 406 clinicians signed consent, and 236 (58.1%) started the tutorial. Of these, 83.1% (196/236) completed all 11 modules. Trainee scores on our PDGT assessment improved substantially from pretraining to the postmodule assessment, with the total number of correct answers increasing from a mean of 29 (SD 5.5; 52.7% correct) to 36.7 (SD 5.2; 66.7% correct; t

conclusionsThis pilot study provides support for the usefulness of this web-based training for teaching clinicians how to administer PGDT. The addition of patient scenarios for clinical implementation strategies holds promise for increasing the effectiveness of PGDT training and other evidence-based treatments.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT05121792; https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05121792.

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disseminatione-learningevidence-based practicegriefmental health trainingnew technologyprolonged grief disordertherapist trainingweb-based training

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PMID36972105
PMCPMC10131787

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