Planning training seminars in palliative care: a cross-sectional survey on the preferences of general practitioners and nurses in Austria

dc.creator	Xander Carola
dc.creator	Deibert Peter
dc.creator	Momm Felix
dc.creator	Becker Gerhild
dc.creator	Gigl Annemarie
dc.creator	Wagner Brigitte
dc.creator	Baumgartner Johann
dc.date	2010-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:16:42Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:16:42Z
dc.identifier	10.1186/1472-6920-10-43
dc.identifier	1472-6920
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c5c31f7264cf4b42a5d5c2f15827a5ed
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18580
dc.description	<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Training in palliative care is frequently requested by health care professionals. However, little is known in detail about the subject matters and the educational preferences of physicians and staff or assistant nurses in this field.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>All 897 registered GPs and all 933 registered home care nurses in the district of Steiermark/Austria were sent postal questionnaires.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Results from 546 (30%) respondents revealed that GPs prefer evening courses and weekend seminars, whereas staff and assistant nurses prefer one-day courses. Multidisciplinary sessions are preferred by almost 80% of all professional groups. GPs preferred multi disciplinary groups most frequently when <it>addressing psychosocial needs </it>(88.8%) and <it>ethical questions </it>(85.8%). Staff and assistant nurses preferred multidisciplinary groups most frequently in the area of <it>pain </it>management (88%) and opted for multi disciplinary learning to a significantly higher extent than GPs (69%; p < 0.01). Those topics were ranked first which are not only deepening, but supplementing the professional training. On average, GPs were willing to spend a maximum amount of € 400 per year for training seminars in palliative care, whereas nurses would spend approximately € 190 for such classes.</p> <p>The results provide a detailed analysis of the preferences of GPs and nurses and offer guidance for the organisation of training seminars in palliative care.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Medical and nursing education programs often pursue separate paths. Yet our findings indicate that in palliative care multidisciplinary training seminars are favoured by both, doctors and nurses. Also, both groups prefer topics that are not only deepening, but supplementing their professional knowledge.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	BioMed Central
dc.relation	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/10/43
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6920
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	BMC Medical Education, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 43 (2010)
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Planning training seminars in palliative care: a cross-sectional survey on the preferences of general practitioners and nurses in Austria
dc.type	article