ArticleJournal of the American Medical Directors Association2026
Exploring Certified Nursing Assistants' Perceived Needs and Technology Access in Mental Health Self-Care Training: Findings From a Cross-Sectional Survey.
Article in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
Abstract
objectivesThis study aimed to examine the interest of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in self-care mental health (MH) training, the characteristics associated with this interest, and their level of technology access to participate in online training.
designWe conducted a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional telephone survey of CNAs fielded in 2020. SETTING AND
participantsA total of 195 CNAs aged 18 and older employed across 98 licensed skilled nursing facilities in New York.
methodsOur team developed survey instruments and first piloted them with direct care workers and community partners. Novel measures included CNAs' self-reported interests, perceived needs, and preferences regarding MH training and access to technology. We performed bivariate analyses to examine the association between CNAs' MH interests and their sociodemographic characteristics, health, caregiving roles and duties, and emotional well-being.
resultsMore than three-quarters of CNAs (75.4%) in our sample expressed interest in MH training. Compared with those with no interest, CNAs interested in MH training were significantly more likely to be double- or triple-duty caregivers (ie, those caring for dependent children and/or older family members) (P < .001). There was also a wide range of technology access across different devices among CNAs interested in MH training. Although most have access to devices that could enable them to receive potential MH training, 16.3% reported lacking the necessary technology in their homes to participate. CNAs who reported a lack of technology access were significantly older (P = .034), had less education (P = .031), and had more years of experience in the health care field (P = .034). CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Most CNAs welcome MH training, although access to technology to obtain such virtual training varies. Addressing CNA MH through increased training could play a critical role in supporting their well-being and enhancing their ability to provide quality care both at work and at home. Strategies to address uptake and dissemination are urgently needed.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.