Effect of a multidisciplinary end-of-life educational intervention on health and social care professionals: A cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aging of populations is rapidly accelerating worldwide. Especially, Japan has maintained the highest rate of population aging worldwide. As countermeasures, the Japanese government prioritized the promotion of local comprehensive care systems and collaboration in medical care and social (long-term) care. Development of a system to connect medical and social services in the community is necessary for the increasing older people, especially for the people in the stage of end of life.

Objective

This study aimed to assess the effect of a multidisciplinary end-of-life educational intervention program on confidence in inter-professional collaboration and job satisfaction among health and social care professionals.

Design

a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

SUBMITTER: Fukui S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6699737 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature