Effectiveness of multi-disciplinary structured training program on mentoring and mental well-being for officers and instructors in the Indian Air Force.

Autor: Meena KSM; Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Nattala P; Department of Nursing, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Bhola P; Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Latha K; Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Kapanee ARM; Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Chethan B; Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Thomas PT; Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Gowda GS; Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Sudhir PM; Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Bhargav H; Department of Integrative Medicine, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Lepcha R; Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Rana DH; Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Chaturvedi SK; Department of Psychiatry, Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya, Barsana & Mangarh, Uttar Pradesh, India., Subbian R; Basic Needs India., Vidhya R; Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., SreeRudhra PP; Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Bordoloi S; Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Yadav C; Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Industrial psychiatry journal [Ind Psychiatry J] 2023 Jul-Dec; Vol. 32 (2), pp. 390-396. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 04.
DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_36_23
Abstrakt: Background: The military environment is characterized by unpredictable situations, intensive training, demanding workload, and job-associated stressors, which make it highly stressful. Mentorship and mental well-being training could be beneficial to both officers and the new adolescent recruits of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Aim: This study aimed at evaluating the effect of a multi-disciplinary structured training on mentoring and mental well-being among officers and instructors in the IAF.
Methods: Seventy IAF officers/instructors underwent a week-long multi-disciplinary structured training program, which was conducted at a tertiary care neuro-psychiatric hospital in South India. A quasi-experimental design with a single-group pre- and post-test was adopted. Outcome measures included a) knowledge on mentorship and mental health and b) self-perceived competence in addressing mental health distress.
Results: Post training, there was a statistically significant improvement in scores on mentorship/mental health knowledge and a significant increase in self-perceived competence in addressing mental distress.
Conclusion: Mentorship and mental well-being training for officers and instructors in the IAF improved mental health knowledge and self-perceived competence. Therefore, administration of regular and in-depth structured mental health-related training interventions could be beneficial not only to the officers but also to the new recruits/mentees in the IAF.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2023 Industrial Psychiatry Journal.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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