Multi-center Study to Assess the Feasibility of the Self-Check Program for Palliative Care Team

Shoko Akizuki; Nobuya Akizuki; Yoko Nakazawa; Hirofumi Abo; Yuya Ise; Yoshiaki Okamoto; Mikiko Kaizu; Yuichi Shinada; Akiko Yamashiro; Akihiro Sakashita; Masashi Kato

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Multi-center Study to Assess the Feasibility of the Self-Check Program for Palliative Care Team

VernacularTitle:Multi-center Study to Assess the Feasibility of the Self-Check Program for Palliative Care Team
Author: Shoko AKIZUKI ¹ ; Nobuya AKIZUKI ² ; Yoko NAKAZAWA ³ ; Hirofumi ABO ³ ; Yuya ISE ⁴ ; Yoshiaki OKAMOTO ⁵ ; Mikiko KAIZU ⁵ ; Yuichi SHINADA ⁶ ; Akiko YAMASHIRO ⁵ ; Akihiro SAKASHITA ⁷ ; Masashi KATO ³
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1. Division of Palliative Medicine, Chiba Cancer Center
2. Psycho-Oncology Division, Chiba Cancer Center
3. Committee on Specialized and Cross-Sectional Palliative Care Promotion, Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine
4. Division of Medical Support and Partnership, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center
5. Working Practitioner Group of Palliative Care Team Self-Check, Committee on Specialized and Cross-Sectional Palliative Care Promotion, Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine
6. Department of Palliative Medicine, Rokko Hospital
7. Section of Pharmaceutical Services, Nippon Medical School Hospital
Keywords: palliative care team; Self-Check Program; assessment of team
From:Palliative Care Research 2018;13(2):195-200
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Introduction: Number of palliative care team increase every year, but the quality of team might differ from each other. We developed “Self-Check Program for Palliative Care Team” to assess and improve the quality of palliative care team. We report the result of the multi-center study to assess the feasibility of this program. Methods: We underwent the “Self-Check Program” as a trial at seven hospitals in Japan in February 2016. We took a questionnaire survey to team leaders and participants to assess the feasibility of this program. Results: Fifty-two medical staffs in six hospitals accomplished this program. Time scheduling and the integration of opinions from each team members were the difficulties came up from questionnaire survey. All team leaders and 87.8% of the participants answered that this program was effective to extract and improve the problem of the team. Also 83.3% of the team leaders were satisfied with the process of planning. Conclusion: Despite some difficulties, majority of the participants considering useful, this program is considered feasible.