NDLI: Education in End-of-Life Care: What Do Experienced Professionals Find Important?

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Author	Jors, Karin Seibel, Katharina Bardenheuer, Hubert Buchheidt, Dieter Mayer Steinacker, Regine Viehrig, Marén Xander, Carola Becker, Gerhild
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	End-of-life care is an essential element of quality cancer care. Nevertheless, a majority of physicians and nurses working at cancer centers feel unprepared for this task. As part of a larger survey study, we investigated what suggestions experienced physicians and nurses have to improve education/training on end-of-life care. In an open question, participants were requested to suggest changes to the end-of-life curriculum for physicians and nurses. Answers to this question were content analyzed using the qualitative data analysis software MAXQDA. Physicians and nurses at 10 cancer centers throughout Baden-Wuerttemberg were surveyed. From the total 1131 survey participants, 675 (483 nurses, 167 physicians, 25 unknown) responded to the open question regarding suggestions for education/training in end-of-life care. Two main categories were inductively developed: (1) format (i.e., structure and method of teaching) and (2) content (i.e., knowledge and know-how required for care of the dying). Regarding format, both professional groups most often wished for more practical experiences with dying patients (e.g., internships at hospices). Regarding content, physicians and nurses most frequently requested (1) more basic information on palliative care, (2) increased skills training in communication, and (3) knowledge of how to appropriately care for patients’ caregivers. The results of our analysis reflect already trained physicians’ and nurses’ interest in furthering their knowledge and skills to care for dying patients. The suggestions of experienced physicians and nurses should be integrated into the further development of palliative care curricula.
Starting Page	272
Ending Page	278
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08858195
Journal	Journal of Cancer Education
Volume Number	31
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15430154
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-03-15
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Palliative care End-of-life care Medical education Nursing education Curriculum Cancer Research Pharmacology/Toxicology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Oncology

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