University of Coimbra, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Rua do Colégio Novo, 3030-115 Coimbra, Portugal.
University of Coimbra, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Rua do Colégio Novo, 3030-115 Coimbra, Portugal.
Child Abuse Negl. 2022 Jan;123:105429. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105429. Epub 2021 Dec 7.
Compassion plays a significant role in caregiving and its benefits have been largely reported in different settings. Nonetheless, compassion-based interventions have not yet been delivered to Residential Youth Care (RYC) staff.
This study presents early findings of a Cluster Randomized Trial on the efficacy of a Compassionate Mind Training program for caregivers of RYC (CMT-Care Homes) following CONSORT guidelines.
Participants were 85 caregivers (89.4% female), aged between 25 and 62 years old, working on a regular basis with adolescents in RYC.
Eleven Portuguese residential care homes for at-risk adolescents were selected and randomly allocated to the treatment (n = 5) or control (n = 6) conditions. Caregivers were assessed at pre- and post-intervention (n = 41 treatment, n = 44 control) through self-report scales on compassion and emotional climate related outcomes.
To investigate CMT-Care Homes effects, a two-factor mixed MANOVA was performed. Multivariate tests showed a significant and large Time × Group interaction effect (Pillais' trace = 0.291, F = 2.719, p = .005, η = 0.291). Univariate tests indicated significant and positive effects in compassion and fears of compassion (low and medium effect sizes), as well as in soothing related emotions (emotional climate) and social safeness (both with medium effect sizes), in favor of the treatment group.
Findings offer preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of the CMT-Care Homes program, suggesting that this training allows the development of an affiliative mentality in caregivers working within RYC settings.
同情心在照护中起着重要作用，其益处已在不同环境中得到广泛报道。然而，基于同情心的干预措施尚未在住宿青年照护（RYC）工作人员中实施。
本研究根据 CONSORT 指南，展示了一项针对 RYC 照护者（CMT-关爱之家）的慈悲心训练计划的疗效的聚类随机试验的早期发现。
参与者为 85 名照护者（89.4%为女性），年龄在 25 至 62 岁之间，定期与 RYC 中的青少年一起工作。
选择了 11 家葡萄牙的青少年住宿照料院，将其随机分配到治疗（n=5）或对照组（n=6）。通过自我报告的同情心和情绪氛围相关结果量表对干预前（n=41 治疗组，n=44 对照组）和干预后（n=41 治疗组，n=44 对照组）的照护者进行评估。
为了调查 CMT-关爱之家的效果，进行了两因素混合 MANOVA。多变量测试显示，时间与组之间的交互作用具有显著且较大的影响（Pillais 迹=0.291，F=2.719，p=0.005，η=0.291）。单变量测试表明，在同情心和对同情心的恐惧方面（中低效应量），以及在抚慰相关情绪（情绪氛围）和社会安全感（均为中效应量）方面，治疗组的效果均为显著和积极的。
研究结果初步证明了 CMT-关爱之家计划的有效性，表明该培训允许在 RYC 环境中工作的照护者发展出一种亲和性思维。
