LYRA | Skills mismatch of healthcare assistants

LYRA | Skills mismatch of healthcare assistants

The LYRA project aims to identify the competences healthcare assistants need to respond to current and future challenges in care settings. This survey collects opinions from VET (Vocational Education and Training) providers, healthcare professionals, learners, patients, caregivers and other relevant stakeholders. It focuses on relational, communicative, ethical, digital, interprofessional and art-based competences. Estimated completion time: 7/8 minutes.
A. Respondent profile
1. Country

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2. Age
3. Gender

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4. Type of respondent

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5. Type of organisation or context

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6. Years of experience in healthcare, care work, VET or related fields
B. Perceived skills mismatch

Scale for questions: 1=Strongly disagree | 2=Disagree | 3=Neither agree nor disagree | 4=Agree | 5=Strongly agree

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements

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There is a gap between current healthcare assistant training and the real needs of care settings
Healthcare assistants need stronger relational and communication competences
Healthcare assistants need stronger ethical and inclusive care competences
Healthcare assistants need stronger digital competences
Healthcare assistants need stronger interprofessional teamwork competences
Healthcare assistants need more opportunities to reflect on emotional, relational and human aspects of care

C. Importance of competence areas

Scale for questions: 1=Not important | 2=Slightly important | 3=Moderately important | 4=Important | 5=Very important

How important are the following competences for healthcare assistants?

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Communicating clearly with patients, families and caregivers
Active listening, empathy and emotional awareness
Respecting patient dignity, privacy and autonomy
Working effectively with nurses, doctors and other professionals
Using digital tools safely and responsibly
Supporting patients with different cultural, social, emotional or digital needs
Reflecting on personal attitudes, behaviours and care experiences
Using creative, narrative or art-based methods to support communication and wellbeing

D. Training needs

Scale for questions: 1=Not necessary | 2=Slightly necessary | 3=Moderately necessary | 4=Necessary | 5=Very necessary

How necessary are the following topics in future healthcare assistant training?

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Communication with vulnerable patients, including elderly people, people with disabilities, migrants or people in emotional distress
Ethics, dignity, privacy and patient autonomy
Cultural sensitivity, inclusion and prevention of discrimination
Digital documentation, online communication and data protection
Telecare, assistive technologies and digital innovation in care
Teamwork, role clarity and interprofessional collaboration
Reflective practice, emotional resilience and stress management
Art-based methods, storytelling or Health Humanities in healthcare assistant training

E. Priorities for LYRA modules
Please select the 5 most important topics to include in future LYRA training modules

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F. Open question
What is the most important competence gap that should be addressed in healthcare assistant training?
Conclusions
Thank you for contributing to the LYRA needs analysis! Your answers will help identify the main competence gaps and support the development of innovative training modules for healthcare assistants in Europe. If you would like to participate in an interview about this topic or just get to know more about the project, please leave your email.
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A. Respondent profile