The OUTREACH study: oncologists of German university hospitals in rotation on a palliative care unit-evaluation of attitude and competence in palliative care and hospice.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The effect of the duration of an educational rotation presented at a palliative care unit on the palliative care knowledge gain and the increase of palliative care self-efficacy expectations are unclear.

Methods

This national prospective multicenter pre-post survey conducted at twelve German University Comprehensive Cancer Centers prospectively enrolled physicians who were assigned to training rotations in specialized palliative care units for three, six, or twelve months. Palliative care knowledge [in %] and palliative care self-efficacy expectations [max. 57 points] were evaluated before and after the rotation with a validated questionnaire.

Results

From March 2018 to October 2020, questionnaires of 43 physicians were analyzed. Physicians participated in a 3

SUBMITTER: Biersching T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10314826 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature