Effect of nationwide palliative care education program on lung cancer specialists.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e21715-e21715
Author(s):  
Akira Inoue ◽  
Takuhiro Yamaguchi ◽  
Keiko Tanaka ◽  
Akihiro Sakashita ◽  
Keisuke Aoe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Continuous Medical Education ◽  
Cancer Society ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Philosophy Of Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Specialists

e21715 Background: Although palliative care has owed an essential part of cancer treatment, palliative care specialists are still insufficient. Thus in Japan, the Palliative care Emphasis program on symptom management and Assessment for Continuous Medical Education (PEACE) was launched in 2008 to provide primary palliative care education for all physicians engaged in cancer treatment. However, the effect of PEACE program on participants was uncertain. Methods: We conducted web-based surveys for physicians belonging to the Japan Lung Cancer Society and assessed outcomes of the PEACE program across three domains: knowledge, practices, and difficulties regarding palliative care by using the palliative care knowledge questionnaire for PEACE (PEACE-Q), Palliative Care self-reported Practice Scale (PCPS), and the Palliative Care Difficulties Scale (PCDS), respectively. All of these instruments were already validated in previous studies. Results: In February 2015, the survey was distributed to 5300 physicians and 923 of those surveyed including 455 respiratory physicians, 345 pulmonary surgeons, and 35 medical oncologist responded to all questionnaires. The result of PEACE-Q, PCPS, and PCDS (low score is better) were significantly superior in physicians who had participated in the PEACE program (n = 519) compared with non-participants (n = 404) (28.0 vs. 24.5, 71.8 vs. 67.1, and 34.4 vs. 36.9, respectively). The PEACE participants made significantly better scores than non-participants in all domains of PEACE-Q (philosophy of palliative care, cancer pain, side effects of opioids, dyspnea, nausea and vomiting, psychological distress, delirium, communication, and community-based palliative care) and PCPS (pain, dyspnea, delirium, dying-phase care, communication, and patient- and family-centered care), and 3 domains of PCDS (alleviation of symptoms, expert support, and communication with the patient and family). Conclusions: The PEACE program improved knowledge and practice of palliative care in lung cancer specialists in Japan.

scholarly journals Benefits of a Nationwide Palliative Care Education Program on Lung Cancer Physicians

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
pp. 1399-1403
Author(s):  
Akira Inoue ◽  
Takuhiro Yamaguchi ◽  
Keiko Tanaka ◽  
Akihiro Sakashita ◽  
Keisuke Aoe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education

HOPE. Home Care Outreach for Palliative Care Education.

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
BR Ferrell ◽  
R Virani ◽  
M Grant
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education

scholarly journals Chinese medical teachers’ cultural attitudes influence palliative care education: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonia M. Willemsen ◽  
Piret Paal ◽  
Silja Zhang ◽  
Stephen Mason ◽  
Frank Elsner
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Cultural Attitudes ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education ◽  
Education In China ◽  
Medical Teachers

Abstract Background China holds one fifth of the world’s population and faces a rapidly aging society. In its ambition to reach a health care standard comparable to developed countries by 2030, the implementation of palliative care gains special importance. Until now, palliative care education in China is limited and disparate. This study aims to explore and determine factors that have impeded the development and implementation of palliative care education in China. Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews with n=28 medical teachers from seven Chinese universities. Interviews were transcribed, and thematic analysis applied. Results Three themes with two subthemes were constructed from data analysis. Theme 1 covers the still ambivalent perception of palliative care and palliative care education among participants. The second theme is about cultural attitudes around death and communication. The third theme reflects participants’ pragmatic general understanding of teaching. All themes incorporate obstacles to further implementation of palliative care and palliative care education in China. Conclusions According to the study participants, palliative care implementation through palliative care education in China is hindered by cultural views of medical teachers, their perception of palliative care and palliative care education, and their understanding of teaching. The study demonstrates that current attitudes may work as an obstacle to the implementation of palliative care within the health care system. Approaches to changing medical teachers’ views on palliative care and palliative care education and their cultural attitudes towards death and dying are crucial to further promote the implementation of palliative care in China.

Predictors of the Willingness to Promote Advance Care Planning among Nurses in Palliative Care Settings in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 336-345
Author(s):  
Ike Wuri Winahyu Sari ◽  
Rizqi Wahyu Hidayati
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Advance Care Planning ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Related Factor ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Correlation Test ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education ◽  
Advance Care

Background: While previous studies showed that oncology nurses were highly inclined to promote advance care planning (ACP), there is a limited study focusing on ACP that concerns the willingness to promote ACP among palliative nurses in Indonesia. This issue needs to be investigated to determine the causative factors so that interventions for nurses can be arranged to improve ACP in Indonesia.Purpose: This study aimed to identify predictors of the willingness to promote ACP among nurses in palliative care settings.Methods: This study used a descriptive-analytical design with a cross-sectional approach. A total of 150 registered nurses with at least one year of experience were purposively recruited. Data were collected using the Indonesian version of the willingness to promote ACP instrument (I-WPACP) with a possible score range of 24 to 120; the higher the score, the higher the willingness to promote ACP. The descriptive statistic, independent t-test, Pearson correlation test, Spearman rank correlation test, and multiple linear regression test were used to analyze the data.Results: The willingness to promote ACP showed a mean score of 84.73±9.36. The score indicates a high willingness to promote ACP. The experience of receiving palliative care education became a related factor as well as the most closely related factor to the willingness to promote ACP in the palliative care settings (β=0.184; p=0.028).Conclusion: The willingness to promote ACP among nurses is high and closely related to their experience of receiving education about palliative care. Education about palliative care and training on ACP needs to be developed so that nurses can discuss ACP with patients and family caregivers.

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