The Effects of the Hospice & Palliative Care Education Program for Caregivers.
10.14475/kjhpc.2018.21.1.33
- Author:
Gum Hee CHOI
1
;
So Hi KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Choonhae College of Health Sciences, Ulsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hospice care;
Nurses' aides;
Education;
Perception;
Attitude to death
- MeSH:
Attitude to Death;
Caregivers*;
Education*;
Hospice Care;
Hospices*;
Humans;
Nurses' Aides;
Nursing Homes;
Palliative Care*;
Patient Care;
Preceptorship;
Terminally Ill
- From:Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
2018;21(1):33-39
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study aimed to identify how an education program on palliative care affects nursing home caregivers' perception of hospice care and attitude towards terminally ill patient care. METHODS: This study was conducted using a nonequivalent control group with a pretest-posttest design. The participants were 101 certified care workers: 58 in the experimental group and 43 in the control. The experimental group completed the palliative care education program consisted of 20 hours of classroom training and 20 hours of clinical practicum. An ANCOVA was performed to compare the score changes to outcome variables. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, the experimental group showed significant pretest-posttest differences in both the perception of hospice care (F=21.09, P < 0.001) and attitude towards caring for terminally ill patients (F=13.28, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: These results indicate that the palliative care education program for caregivers is effective in preparing participants to provide hospice/palliative care service. Further study is warranted to explore the effects of this program on palliative caregivers' performance.
