New Directions in Pediatric Palliative Care Education for Preclinical Medical and Nursing Students.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Since insufficient education has partially contributed to challenges in providing pediatric palliative care (PPC), a cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted to explore the knowledge, attitudes, and educational needs of preclinical medical and nursing students in Hong Kong.

Methods

Pretested self-administered 44-item questionnaires with written informed consent were distributed to 241 medical and nursing students at Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, between February and March 2019. This questionnaire covered eleven categories related to participants' knowledge of and attitudes towards PPC. A convenience sampling method was used. Data analysis was performed with descriptive statistics, chi-squared, and Fisher's exact test.

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SUBMITTER: Wong KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8368940 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature