Table 2 Details of training programme for burn care nurses based on the TIDieR checklist
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Why (goal/aim, rationale, and theory) | What (materials and procedures), when (schedule), how much (frequency, dose, and intensity of interventions), who (provider), and how (mode of delivery) | Where (location of the intervention) | Tailoring (personalized, titrated or adapted for individual circumstances) | Modifications (changes that occurred during study) | How well (intervention adherence) |
The objectives of the mandatory training programme were to enable the burn care nurses to be able to describe transitional care; assess, manage, and monitor the transitional needs of burn patients using the Omaha System and refer when applicable; and demonstrate burns rehabilitation competencies (scar, itch, and pain management; psychosocial care; aromatherapy; exercises and splinting; monitoring nutrition and hydration; and infection prevention). | What (materials and procedures) • Overview of transitional care • Overview of the Omaha System and its application to clinical practice • Overview of the rehabilitation program • Comprehensive scar management • Rehabilitation therapies/strategies I: (Psychosocial Care- the STEPS Approach, 3-2-1 GO Strategy, and Counseling). • Positive reinforcement • Meditation • Aromatherapy • Rehabilitation therapies/strategies II: (itch management, pain management, and skin/wound care). • Exercises/splinting/positioning • Nutrition-hydration • Infection precautions • Undertaking referrals When (schedule) • Training scheduled from 28th August 2020 to 2nd September 2020. • Personal revision schedule How much (frequency and dose) • 4.5 h per session (18 h in total) Who (Provider) • One professor of rehabilitation • One professor of nursing • One burn care nurse/doctoral student How (mode of delivery) • Online via Zoom | Gansu Provincial Hospital | Though the training programme was designed for the group, the facilitators offered assistance to individuals based on questions raised | No modifications made | Entire training schedule was duly adhered to with no deviation |