The aim of this study is to pilot and test the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a Stress First Aid (SFA) intervention adapted for Harm Reduction Workers (HRWs) serving Persons Who Use Drugs. The intervention consists of a training and learning collaboratives used to reinforce the SFA principles
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
35
The intervention was a 2-hour, in-person SFA/HRW training followed by 30-minute monthly learning collaboratives to address occupational stress of harm reduction workers.
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, United States
Mean Knowledge of Stress First Aid (SFA) Assessed by Stress First Aid Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs - Knowledge Sub-Scale at 4 Months
A 3-item, 5-point Likert type sub-scale of Stress First Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs Scale, developed by the developers of Stress First Aid (SFA), with a minimum score 1 "Does not describe me at all", maximum score 5 "Describes me very well", where a higher score is a better outcome.
Time frame: Assessed from enrollment to the end of the intervention at 4 months, 4 months reported
Mean Confidence in Stress First Aid (SFA) Assessed by Stress First Aid Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs - Confidence Sub-Scale at 4 Months
A 6-item, 5-point Likert type sub-scale of Stress First Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs Scale, developed by the developers of Stress First Aid (SFA), with a minimum score 1 "Does not describe me at all", maximum score 5 "Describes me very well", where a higher score is a better outcome.
Time frame: Assessed from enrollment to the end of the intervention at 4 months, 4 months reported
Mean Beliefs in Stress First Aid (SFA) Assessed by Stress First Aid Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs - Beliefs Sub-Scale at 4 Months
A 5-item, 5-point Likert type sub-scale of Stress First Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs Scale, developed by the developers of Stress First Aid (SFA), with a minimum score 1 "Does not describe me at all", maximum score 5 "Describes me very well", where a higher score is a better outcome.
Time frame: Assessed from enrollment to the end of the intervention at 4 months, 4 months reported
Mean Acceptability of SFA Assessed by Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)
A 4-item, 5-point Likert-type scale from Weiner et al., 2017, with a minimum score 1 "Completely disagree", maximum score 5 "Completely agree", where a higher score is a better outcome.
Time frame: Immediately after the 2-hour, in-person training.
Mean Appropriateness of SFA Assessed by Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM)
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A 4-item, 5-point Likert-type scale from Weiner et al., 2017, with a minimum score 1 "Completely disagree", maximum score 5 "Completely agree", where a higher score is a better outcome.
Time frame: Immediately after the 2-hour, in-person training.
Mean Feasibility of SFA Assessed by Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)
A 4-item, 5-point Likert-type scale from Weiner et al., 2017, with a minimum score 1 "Completely disagree", maximum score 5 "Completely agree", where a higher score is a better outcome.
Time frame: Immediately after the 2-hour, in-person training.