Education modalities for serious illness communication training: A scoping review on the impact on clinician behavior and patient outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several clinician training interventions have been developed in the past decade to address serious illness communication. While numerous studies report on clinician attitudes and confidence, little is reported on individual education modalities and their impact on actual behavior change and patient outcomes.

Aim

To examine what is known about the education modalities used in serious illness communication training and their impact on clinician behaviors and patient outcomes.

Design

A scoping review using the Joanna Briggs Methods Manual for Scoping Reviews was conducted to examine studies measuring clinician behaviors or patient outcomes.

Data sources

Ovid MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched for English-language studies published between Januar

SUBMITTER: Lavecchia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10865772 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature