Effects of the Humanitude® Care Methodology on Health Professionals' Perception

This is a retrospective, multicentric, before / after study. Data collected from a self-administered questionnaire to caregivers working in 32 Continuous Care Units before and after participation in Humanitude® Care Methodology training sessions in the Ile-de-France region in France will be analyzed. Data on the participants' perception of their own care competence and their emotional state when confronted with several difficult care situations will be collected. Participants' well-being at work and adhesion to the Humanitude® Care Methodology will be also evaluated.

• Humanitude® Care Methodology (HCM) training sessions (Behavioral): During a five-day training session healthcare professionals are trained to the HCM within their own care unit
• Self-administered questionnaire (Behavioral): The self-administered questionnaire will be completed before and after participation in Humanitude® Care Methodology training sessions

Primary outcomes

• 4-point scale for evaluation of Caregivers' feelings [5 days]: Caregivers are asked to comment on their feelings, on a 4-point scale (anxiety; apprehension; serenity; pleasure) when they enter in a resident's room before and after the training.

Secondary outcomes

• 4-point scale for evaluation of caregivers'competence [5 days]: To collect caregivers' feelings of competence, they are asked to give their opinion on how capable they felt of looking after a resident, on a 4-point scale (not at all capable; not very capable; capable; very capable) when they entered the room of a resident
• 3-point scale for evaluation of caregivers' trust in their colleagues [5 days]: The degree of trust which caregivers place in their colleagues on a daily basis is assessed on a 3-point scale : no; it's not always up to me; yes).
• Scale for evaluation of caregivers' degree of pleasure in coming to work [5 days]: The degree of pleasure in coming to work is assessed on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 10 (a lot).

Sex: All, ages: 18 Years to any

Inclusion Criteria:

* Caregivers taken part in a Humanitude® training course
* Caregivers agreeing to complete pre- and post-training questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria:

* Caregiver not completing the questionnaire at one of the 2 stages of the assessment (before or after)

• Marie Buttitta, PhD, Principal investigator, GHICL