scholarly journals One-week multidisciplinary post-graduate palliative care training: an outcome-based program evaluation

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Piret Paal ◽  
Cornelia Brandstötter ◽  
Johannes Bükki ◽  
Frank Elsner ◽  
Anna Ersteniuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Care Training

Abstract Background A multi-professional, post-graduate, one-week palliative care training program was piloted in November 2019 at the University of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. A formal evaluation of this program was performed. Methods This is a comparative, retrospective outcome-based evaluation of an educational intervention. Participants completed evaluation forms at the end of the course (post-intervention = T1), covering demographics, comparative retrospective self-assessment (40 items, 6-point Likert scale), organizational aspects, and general feedback (free text). At T1, the responses represent actual self-assessment, pre-interventional (T0) scores were generated by retrospective self-assessment. The Retrospective Performance Gain (RPG) was calculated on group level for the comparative self-assessment, demographic and organizational variables were analyzed by descriptive statistics, and free text answers were processed by qualitative methodology (content analysis). Results Fifty-three of 56 attendants from all professions relevant to palliative care completed the evaluation forms (response 94,6%), with mean age 39y (22–64) and mean working experience 13,6y (1–44). Overall ratings of the program were very positive. Comparative retrospective self-assessment demonstrated a marked RPG from T0 to T1 on all items. Free text comments emphasized the need for regular nation-wide educational programs and for further education in bereavement care; inter-professional practice; communication; palliative care philosophy; professional self-care; specific nursing skills; dementia care; and advocacy, while the general contribution of the program to palliative care development in Ukraine was acknowledged. Conclusions Systematic evaluation of a post-graduate international training program in palliative care may provide a mutual learning experience and map country-specific barriers and facilitators that have to be addressed when setting up palliative care services.

Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Training Program in Palliative Care: Addressing the Needs of Rural and Northern Communities

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Kristjanson ◽  
Deborah Dudgeon ◽  
Fred Nelson ◽  
Paul Henteleff ◽  
Lynda Balneaves
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Interdisciplinary Training ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Care Training ◽  
Care Of The Dying

Our study was a pilot test of an interdisciplinary training program in palliative care to improve the quality of care to terminally ill cancer and AIDS patients in rural and northern communities in Manitoba. The program involved two weeks of intense palliative care training for nurses, social workers, physicians, and volunteers. Four teams were trained during a six-month period. A repeated measures design was used to assess the effectiveness of the program. Results indicated that health professionals’ knowledge about care of the dying, care of individuals with HIV/AIDS, and attitudes toward care of the dying improved upon completion of the training program and remained improved three months following the program. Improvements in use of medications, increased attention to family care, increased discussion of DNR orders, and increased consultation related to symptom management were evident following the training program. The parallel training program for volunteers was also judged to be effective.

Constructing A Post-Graduate Palliative Care Curriculum: The Israeli National Palliative Care Training (Inpact) Experience

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pesach Shvartzman ◽  
Yoram Singer ◽  
Netta Bentur ◽  
Amitai Oberman ◽  
Yaacov Kabilu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Care Training

scholarly journals A meaning-centered spiritual care training program for hospice palliative care teams in South Korea: development and preliminary evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung-Ah Kang ◽  
Shin-Jeong Kim ◽  
Do-Bong Kim ◽  
Myung-Hee Park ◽  
Soo-Jin Yoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Test Point ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Palliative Care Teams ◽  
Care Training ◽  
Hospice Palliative Care

Abstract Background Spirituality is a fundamental, intrinsic aspect of human beings and should be a core component of quality palliative care. There is an urgent need to train hospice palliative care teams (HPCTs) to enhance their ability to provide spiritual care. This study aimed to develop and evaluate a meaning-centered, spiritual care training program (McSCTP) for HPCTs (McSCTP-HPCTs). Methods The modules’ content was informed by Viktor Frankl’s meaning-centered logotherapy with its emphasis on spiritual resources, as well as the spiritual care model of the Interprofessional Spiritual Care Education Curriculum (ISPEC). Following development, we conducted a pilot test with four nurses. We used the results to inform the final program, which we tested in an intervention involving 13 members of HPCTs. We took measurements using self-administered questionnaires at three points before and after the intervention. Using descriptive statistics, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal-Wallis test, we analyzed the participants’ demographic and career-related characteristics, as well as the degree of variance between three outcome variables: compassion fatigue (CF), spiritual care competencies (SCCs), and spiritual care therapeutics (SCT). Results We divided the McSCTP-HPCTs into five modules. Module I: The HPCTs’ SCC evaluation, understanding the major concepts of spiritual care and logotherapy; Modules II-IV: Meaning-centered interventions (MCIs) related to spiritual needs (existential, relational, and transcendental/religious); Module V: The process of meaning-centered spiritual care. The preliminary evaluation revealed significant differences in all three outcome variables at the posttest point (CF, p = 0.037; SCCs, p = 0.005; SCT, p = 0.002). At the four-week follow-up test point, we only found statistical significance with the SCCs (p = 0.006). Conclusions The McSCTP-HPCTs is suitable for use in clinical settings and provides evidence for assessing the SCCs of HPCTs.

scholarly journals Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes towards palliative care and death: a learning intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanping Hao ◽  
Lixuan Zhan ◽  
Meiling Huang ◽  
Xianying Cui ◽  
Ying Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mobile Terminal ◽  
Training System ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Learning Intervention ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Care Training

Abstract Background In many countries, nurses are ill-prepared to provide care to patients with terminal illnesses. Limited education and training affect their ability to deliver proper palliative care. Only a few studies have explored appropriate and effective training methods of palliative care in China. Therefore, we aimed to provide evidence for a palliative care training system by appraising the effects of a mixed-method intervention on participants’ knowledge of palliative care and attitudes towards dying patients and death. Methods An e-learning intervention approach was adopted for 97 nurses from oncology departments across five hospitals, using a mobile terminal combined with a virtual forum and face-to-face interactions. We conducted a pre- and post-training evaluation through the Palliative Care Quiz of Nursing (PCQN), Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Scale Form B (FATCOD-B), and Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R). Results After a three-week intervention, there was a significant increase in the PCQN and FATCOD-B scores as compared to the baseline. For PCQN, the total score increased from 10.3 ± 1.9 to 11.1 ± 2.2 (p = .011) and the score for management of pain and other symptoms increased from 7.7 ± 1.7 to 8.4 ± 1.7 (p = .003). FATCOD-B scores increased noticeably from 100.6 ± 7.9 to 102.9 ± 8.9 (p = .019). The DAP-R scores showed no obvious difference between pre- and post-intervention results. Conclusions The mixed-method intervention was effective in improving participants’ knowledge and attitudes about palliative care. The implementation of training for nurses at appropriate intervals during both education and professional life is required, especially regarding the improvement in participants’ attitudes towards death. Therefore, palliative care training in China should receive more attention.

Effect of a spiritual care training program for staff on patient outcomes

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Meijuan Yang ◽  
Yung Ying Tan ◽  
Yin Bun Cheung ◽  
Weng Kit Lye ◽  
Sock Hui Amy Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Care Training

ABSTRACTObjective:Physicians and nurses do not assess spirituality routinely, even though spiritual care is a vital part of palliative care for patients with an advanced serious illness. The aim of our study was to determine whether a training program for healthcare professionals on spirituality and the taking of a spiritual history would result in improved patient quality of life (QoL) and spiritual well-being.Method:This was a cluster-controlled trial of a spiritual care training program for palliative care doctors and nurses. Three of seven clinical teams (clusters) received the intervention, while the other four served as controls. Included patients were newly referred to the palliative care service, had an estimated survival of more than one month, and were aware of their diagnosis and prognosis. The primary outcome measure was the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy–Spiritual Well-Being (FACIT–Sp) patient-reported questionnaire, which patients completed at two timepoints. Total FACIT–Sp score includes the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General (FACT–G) questionnaire, which measures overall quality of life, as well as a spiritual well-being score.Results:Some 144 patients completed the FACIT–Sp at both timepoints—74 in the control group and 70 in the intervention group. The change in overall quality of life, measured by change in FACT–G scores, was 3.89 points (95% confidence interval [CI95%] = –0.42 to 8.19, p = 0.076) higher in the intervention group than in the control group. The difference between the intervention and control groups in terms of change in spiritual well-being was 0.32 (CI95% = –2.23 to 2.88, p = 0.804).Significance of results:A brief spiritual care training program can possibly help bring about enhanced improvement of global patient QoL, but the effect on patients' spiritual well-being was not as evident in our participants. Further study with larger sample sizes is needed to allow for more definite conclusions to be drawn.

scholarly journals Mentored Learning Communities (MLC) in a Regional Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Training Program (S754)

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 560
Author(s):  
Stacie Levine ◽  
Aziz Ansari ◽  
Laura Fosler ◽  
Charles Strulovitch ◽  
Matthew Tyler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Care Training

scholarly journals Evaluation of a training program to assist care staff to better recognize and manage depression among palliative care patients and their families

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marita McCabe ◽  
David J. Mellor ◽  
Denisa Goldhammer ◽  
David John Hallford ◽  
Tanya Davison
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Booster Sessions ◽  
Program Knowledge

This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a training program to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of palliative care staff and thus enable them to better detect and manage depression among palliative care patients and their families. Participants were 90 professional carers who completed a four-session training program. Knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and barriers to working with depressed patients were assessed pre-intervention, post-intervention, and at a three-month follow-up. The results demonstrated that compared to the control group, the intervention group had improved in all of these areas. Improvements were maintained at the three-month follow-up in all areas except attitudes. The results of this study indicate the importance of training in managing depression among palliative care staff. Booster sessions may be needed to ensure that training program gains are maintained.

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