| dc.description.abstract | Public hospitals have been struggling with issues related to low general performance and personnel
productivity. Concerns have been raised about differences in study leave and training received by
employees at public health facilities, which explain why employee performance is low. There are serious
consequences when employee well-being is not addressed through good training. Failing to prioritize their
training can result in increased rates of disengagement, absenteeism, and turnover. The objective of this
study is to evaluate how training influence performance of mental health professionals. The study adopted
mixed methodologies in a cross-sectional descriptive research design. About 146 mental health
professionals, were sampled using stratified random proportionate sampling. Purposive sampling was used
to select ten key informants. Content analysis was used on qualitative data, descriptive and inferential
statistics were used to analyze quantitative data. The study findings show there is a correlation between
training and employee relations (r=0.584, p<0.001), between training and appraisal (r=0.529, p<0.001),
between training and remuneration (r=0.415, p<0.001) between training and performance (r=0.280, p <
0.001). This study recommends that in order to maximize employee performance, hospital management
should prioritize the ongoing skill development of their staff. Only via ongoing training and development
procedures is this achievable. | en_US |
