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Attitudes of direct care staff towards external professionals, team climate and psychological wellbeing

A pilot study

John Rose

Dudley South Primary Health Care NHS Trust,UK; University of Birmingham,UK

Apninder Kaur Ahuja

Birmingham and Solihull, Mental Health NHS Trust,UK

Christopher Jones

University of Birmingham,UK

Relationships with external professionals may be an important factor in the psychological wellbeing of care staff. A questionnaire to measure team climate and staff wellbeing was developed, tested and revised. Seventy-two direct care staff completed the revised questionnaire, which had acceptable levels of internal consistency. Significant correlations were found between care staff attitudes towards professionals and levels of team climate and psychological wellbeing.The pattern of relationships was explored by path analysis. Further work is needed on the reliability and validity of the questionnaire.There is a clear association between attitudes to professionals and team climate and between some aspects of climate and psychological wellbeing. Professionals should adopt collaborative ways of working based on problem-solving approaches with staff teams, with the aim of delivering improved quality of care to residents.

Key Words: intellectual disability • psychological wellbeing • staff attitudes • staff stress • staff support • team working

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 10, No. 2, 105-120 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1744629506064008
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