Book Review: American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine UNIPAC Series: Hospice/Palliative Care Training for Physicians: A Self-Study Programme

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 579-580
Author(s):  
Bee Wee
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Palliative Medicine ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Care Training ◽  
Hospice Palliative Care

Update on Palliative Care for Pediatric Neurology

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariel M. Lyons-Warren
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Palliative Medicine ◽  
Symptom Burden ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Care Model ◽  
Pediatric Neurology ◽  
Neurological Conditions ◽  
American Academy Of Neurology

It has long been recognized that patients with neurological conditions, and particularly pediatric neurology patients, are well suited for palliative care because they frequently have a high symptom burden and variable prognoses. In 1996, the American Academy of neurology formally recognized a need for neurologists to “understand and apply the principles of palliative medicine.” Subsequently, some reviews have proposed a simultaneous care model in which palliative care is integrated for all neurology patients from the time of diagnosis. This article will review the current status of palliative care in pediatric neurology and discuss barriers to its integration.

Book Review: The Caring Community: A Fieldbook for Hospice Palliative Care Volunteer Services

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 58-58
Author(s):  
Suzanne O'Brien ◽  
Andrée Prendergast ◽  
Ellen Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Caring Community ◽  
Hospice Palliative Care

scholarly journals A meaning-centered spiritual care training program for hospice palliative care teams in South Korea: development and preliminary evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung-Ah Kang ◽  
Shin-Jeong Kim ◽  
Do-Bong Kim ◽  
Myung-Hee Park ◽  
Soo-Jin Yoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Test Point ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Palliative Care Teams ◽  
Care Training ◽  
Hospice Palliative Care

Abstract Background Spirituality is a fundamental, intrinsic aspect of human beings and should be a core component of quality palliative care. There is an urgent need to train hospice palliative care teams (HPCTs) to enhance their ability to provide spiritual care. This study aimed to develop and evaluate a meaning-centered, spiritual care training program (McSCTP) for HPCTs (McSCTP-HPCTs). Methods The modules’ content was informed by Viktor Frankl’s meaning-centered logotherapy with its emphasis on spiritual resources, as well as the spiritual care model of the Interprofessional Spiritual Care Education Curriculum (ISPEC). Following development, we conducted a pilot test with four nurses. We used the results to inform the final program, which we tested in an intervention involving 13 members of HPCTs. We took measurements using self-administered questionnaires at three points before and after the intervention. Using descriptive statistics, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal-Wallis test, we analyzed the participants’ demographic and career-related characteristics, as well as the degree of variance between three outcome variables: compassion fatigue (CF), spiritual care competencies (SCCs), and spiritual care therapeutics (SCT). Results We divided the McSCTP-HPCTs into five modules. Module I: The HPCTs’ SCC evaluation, understanding the major concepts of spiritual care and logotherapy; Modules II-IV: Meaning-centered interventions (MCIs) related to spiritual needs (existential, relational, and transcendental/religious); Module V: The process of meaning-centered spiritual care. The preliminary evaluation revealed significant differences in all three outcome variables at the posttest point (CF, p = 0.037; SCCs, p = 0.005; SCT, p = 0.002). At the four-week follow-up test point, we only found statistical significance with the SCCs (p = 0.006). Conclusions The McSCTP-HPCTs is suitable for use in clinical settings and provides evidence for assessing the SCCs of HPCTs.

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