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Spirituality in the continuing education of healthcare professionals: An approach to palliative care
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Dezorzi, Luciana Winterkorn Raymundo, Marcia Mocellin Goldim, José Roberto de Oliveira, Ceres Andréia Vieira |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Description | Objective: A major barrier to the adoption of an approach that integrates spirituality into palliative care is the lack of preparation/education of healthcare professionals on the topic. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a continuing education activity for healthcare professionals addressing spirituality and spiritual care provision to patients and families within palliative care.Method: We conducted an intervention study using a quantitative pre- and posttest design in a convenience sample of 52 healthcare professionals. Participants completed the Brazilian version of the Spiritual Care Competence Scale before and after attending a four-hour continuing education activity.Result: Significant differences were observed between pre- and postintervention scores in the following dimensions: assessment and implementation of spiritual care, professionalization and improving the quality of spiritual care, personal support, and patient counseling (p < 0.001), and referral (p = 0.003).Significance of results: The results of this study provide preliminary evidence of a positive effect of this educational intervention on the development of the competences needed by healthcare professionals to deliver a comprehensive approach centered on the patient/family, which includes attention to spirituality and spiritual care in the decision-making process. |
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| Ending Page | 667 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| Starting Page | 662 |
| ISSN | 14789515 |
| e-ISSN | 14789523 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1478951519000117 |
| Journal | Palliative & Supportive Care |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 17 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2019-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Palliative & Supportive Care Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Spirituality in Palliative Care Spiritual Care Continuing Education Education of Healthcare Professionals |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Nursing Clinical Psychology Psychiatry and Mental Health |
