Cognition and attitudes of hospice care among healthcare providers: a case study of Sichuan Province.

BACKGROUND: Under the background of the increasing aging population and cancer burden in China, the role of hospice care has become increasingly prominent. The government has paid more attention to the development of hospice care and set up pilot hospitals to promote hospice care. Moreover, healthcare providers play a leading role in hospice care services. To improve the quality of hospice care, the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China proposed to set up hospice care training bases in municipal or above-level hospitals with hospice care or relevant work foundations, and train healthcare providers on hospice care. This study aimed to investigate the current situation of cognition and attitudes about hospice care among healthcare providers and provide a theoretical basis for hospital training. METHODS: We used a quantitative design. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 1591 healthcare providers from August 2022 to November 2022. SPSS 22.0 software was used to analyze the data. RESULTS: As a significant way of continuing education for healthcare providers, hospital training hasn't been effectively exploited in hospice care education. The average score of hospice care knowledge among participants was (7.74 ± 2.242) and the average score of hospice care attitudes among participants was (4.55 ± 1.503). According to multivariate linear regression analysis, sex (p < 0.001), education levels (p < 0.001), and professional titles (p = 0.018) of participants had significant difference on the score of hospice care knowledge; education levels (p = 0.009) and professional titles (p = 0.016) of participants had significant difference on the score of hospice care attitudes. CONCLUSIONS: There were some misunderstandings about hospice care among healthcare providers and their attitudes towards hospice care were inactive. It's suggested that hospitals should carry out professional and systematic education courses to help healthcare providers understand hospice care correctly, and participate in hospice care services actively.

"How can I do more?" Cultural awareness training for hospital-based healthcare providers working with high Aboriginal caseload.

BACKGROUND: Aboriginal cultural awareness training aims to build a culturally responsive workforce, however research has found the training has limited impact on the health professional's ability to provide culturally safe care. This study examined cultural awareness training feedback from healthcare professionals working with high Aboriginal patient caseloads in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. The aim of the research was to assess the perception of training and the potential for expansion to better meet workforce needs. METHODS: Audit and qualitative thematic analysis of cultural awareness training evaluation forms completed by course participants between March and October 2018. Course participants ranked seven teaching domains using five-point Likert scales (maximum summary score 35 points) and provided free-text feedback. Data were analysed using the Framework Method and assessed against Kirkpatrick's training evaluation model. Cultural safety and decolonising philosophies shaped the approach. RESULTS: 621 participants attended 27 ACAP sessions during the study period. Evaluation forms were completed by 596 (96%). The mean overall assessment score provided was 34/35 points (standard deviation 1.0, range 31-35) indicating high levels of participant satisfaction. Analysis of 683 free text comments found participants wanted more cultural education, designed and delivered by local people, which provides an opportunity to consciously explore both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal cultures (including self-reflection). Regarding the expansion of cultural education, four major areas requiring specific attention were identified: communication, kinship, history and professional relevance. A strength of this training was the authentic personal stories shared by local Aboriginal cultural educators, reflecting community experiences and attitudes. Criticism of the current model included that too much information was delivered in one day. CONCLUSIONS: Healthcare providers found cultural awareness training to be an invaluable entry point. Cultural education which elevates the Aboriginal health user's experience and provides health professionals with an opportunity for critical self-reflection and practical solutions for common cross-cultural clinical encounters may improve the delivery of culturally safe care. We conclude that revised models of cultural education should be developed, tested and evaluated. This requires institutional support, and recognition that cultural education can contribute to addressing systemic racism.

A conceptual framework for cost management training in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.

AIMS: This paper describes the perceptions of nurse managers about their dual role in nursing units as cost centres. BACKGROUND: The tertiary hospital in the Limpopo province is the first institution to appoint nurse managers with a dual role in cost centres. The development of a conceptual framework for a context-specific programme for Cost Centre Managers is the first of its nature in South Africa. METHOD: A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive design was followed. The target population included nurse managers (n = 35) formally appointed as cost centre managers with a dual role of delivering quality care and cost management. A focus group and individual interviews were conducted until data saturation occurred. RESULTS: Personal and professional distress, an empowering potential of being a cost centre manager, and the need for decentralized cost centre management were indicated as barriers for nurse managers that led to a framework for a context-specific training programme. CONCLUSION: There is a need for a context-specific training programme for cost centre managers in a hospital with cost centres. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The training of cost centre managers for their dual role in cost centres could enhance cost effectiveness, quality care and staff satisfaction.

[Home-based versus ambulatory hospital-based training in COPD]. / Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica. Entrenamiento domiciliario versus ambulatorio hospitalario.

There is little experience on the effect of home training (rD) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Our aim was to compare the effect of rD on exercise tolerance, dyspnea and quality of life versus hospital outpatient training (rH). Two random groups of 25 patients were evaluated. Both trained during 8 weeks (24 sessions); undergoing various tests before and after, such as spirometry, questionnaires on dyspnea (MRC, Mahler and Borg) and on quality of life (SF-36 and St.George's), submaximal (6 minutes' walk, resistance-shuttle and cycle-ergometer endurance time limit, (Tlim), and - maximal exercise tests (shuttle -ST- and cardiopulmonary test). The rH group performed aerobic and strength for lower limbs (MI) and upper (MS) exercises. The rD group performed walks at 70% of the speed reached in ST and strength exercises for MI and MS. The basal condition was similar in both groups. The Tlim increased, 125% (p = 0.0001) for rH group and 63% (p = 0.0011) for rD, showing no significant differences. They also improved distance in shuttle resistance (77%, p = 0.0421 in rH and 79 %, p = 0.0197 in rD group) and in 6 minutes' test (12% in rD, p = 0.0135). St George scoring was reduced only in the rH group (p = 0.0034); 32% abandoned in rD vs. 20% in rH (p = 0.4521). Effectiveness in rD training was equal to rH for COPD patients, although rD were more likely to abandon the program.

Views of Family Medicine Trainees of a Teaching Hospital in Riyadh regarding their Hospital Rotations: A Qualitative Study.

OBJECTIVE: To explore Family Medicine Trainees views regarding the hospital component of their Family Medicine (FM) training program. METHODOLOGY: This is a qualitative focus group discussion based study. Thirteen trainees, eight from final year of FM training program and five from third year of the same program participated in the study. The structure for discussion included a previously distributed and completed questionnaire that included three sections. The first section was evaluation of the satisfaction of trainees with the different hospital specialties rotations. The second section related to reasons for rating the different rotations as excellent and very good. The third section related to deficiencies in training for those rotations which received a score of 3-5. The items in the questionnaire were utilized in the focus group discussion. Two facilitators who were investigators facilitated the discussion. The data was qualitatively analyzed to identify emergent themes and subthemes that described the trainees' views. RESULTS: The trainees highlighted the following views: Teaching in the hospital component is not relevant to the needs of Family Medicine trainees. Duration of the hospital posts should be reviewed. Emphasis should be on out-patient clinics rather than in-patient. More emphasis must be given to procedural skills, minor surgery and teaching in clinical contexts. CONCLUSION: Hospital training component of the Family Medicine training program should be reviewed, as the structure and its implementation doesn't reflect the views of trainees regarding its relevance to their day to day practice.

Factors Determining the Choice of a Career in Geriatrics among Students in Geriatric in-Hospital Training: A Prospective Study of 74 Medical Students.

To understand why students in the 2nd cycle of medical studies choose to complete a Diploma of Specialized Studies (DSS) in geriatrics, we conducted a study to identify the factors influencing the choice of a future specialty. In addition, we assessed the impact of clinical in-hospital training (CIHT) in a geriatric hospital on the students' selection of their future specialty. We included all students who completed CIHT in the geriatric facility of our University Hospital between 1 May and 31 October 2018. Data were collected using a two-part questionnaire: one part was given before CIHT and the other after. The students were classified into two groups: those considering a career in geriatrics (CIG) before CIHT, forming the group DSS geriatrics+ (GDSSG+), and those not considering it, constituting the group DSS geriatrics- (GDSSG-). Seventy-four students aged 22 years old were included. Of these students, 26% were considering a CIG before CIHT. This rate increased significantly to 42% after CIHT (p = 0.04). However, none of the students who indicated that they were potentially interested in pursuing geriatrics before CIHT preselected geriatrics as their first option. For more than 92% of the students, the comprehensive care of geriatric patients was an asset. The main drawbacks were diagnostic and therapeutic limitations (60% of students), then managing aging, disability, and neurocognitive disorders (55% of students). After CIHT, the view of geriatrics improved by 74%. In conclusion, geriatric CIHT improves students' opinions of geriatrics and increases the number of students considering a CIG. However, geriatrics still suffers from a lack of prestige.

Mapa de unidades de farmacocinética y farmacogenética clínica en España / Mapping the clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetic units operating in Spanish hospitals

Objetivo: Dar a conocer la actividad asistencial y docente de las unidades de farmacocinética y farmacogenética de los servicios de farmaciahospitalaria españoles y elaborar un mapa que refleje la situación actual.Método: Se diseñó una encuesta de 29 preguntas estructuradas encinco bloques: datos generales del hospital e información sobre la actividad asistencial y docente, tanto en el área de farmacocinética como defarmacogenética en los servicios de farmacia hospitalaria.Resultados: Respondieron la encuesta 69 hospitales. Las regiones geográficas con mayor número de respuestas fueron Cataluña, ComunidadValenciana y Andalucía. Los grupos farmacológicos que más se monitorizaron fueron los antibióticos clásicos (vancomicina y aminoglucósidos) (93%),digoxina (57%), antiepilépticos clásicos (51%) y biológicos (43%). Los programas informáticos que con más frecuencia se utilizaban fueron PKS yNONMEM, con un 93% y 22%, respectivamente. Respecto a la docenciaen farmacocinética, fue el segundo año de residencia cuando la mayoría delos farmacéuticos internos residentes rotaban por el área (40%) y un 44%de las unidades permitían rotantes externos. El responsable de la farmacogenética era el servicio de farmacia hospitalario en un 43% de los casos.Los ámbitos más frecuentes fueron oncohematología (72%) y psiquiatría(15%). Un 24% de los hospitales ofrecían rotación por la unidad de farmacogenética y sólo 7 servicios de farmacia ofertaron rotaciones externas. Conclusiones: Los resultados de la encuesta mostraron un incremento enla realización de actividades de farmacocinética y farmacogenética en losservicios de farmacia hospitalaria comparados con los datos de la encuesta basal de 2009. (AU)

Objective: The goal of this article is to analyze the situation of pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics units in the pharmacy departmentsof Spanish hospitals, evaluate their development both in the clinical andeducational areas, and draw up a map reflecting their current status.Method: A 29-item survey structured in five blocks was designed withgeneral questions about the respondents’ hospital and the clinical andeducational activities carried out by their pharmacy department, in thefields of both pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics.Results: Sixty-nine hospitals answered the survey. The highest response ratescorresponded to Catalonia, the Valencia region and Andalusia. The drugfamilies subject to closest monitoring were classic antibiotics (93%), digoxin(57%), classic antiepileptics (51%) and biologicals (43%). The most frequentlyused computer programs included PKS and NONMEM (93% and 22% ofhospitals, respectively). Regarding training in pharmacokinetics, second yearresidents were those who most frequently rotated through the pharmacokinetics unit (40%), while 44% of those units allowed external residents. Asfar as pharmacogenetics is concerned, in 42% of hospitals that engaged inpharmacogenetic work, the department in charge was pharmacy. The mostfrequent specialties covered were hemato-oncology (72%) and psychiatry(15%). Twenty-four percent of hospitals offered rotations through their pharmacogenetics unit but only seven of them allowed external residents.Conclusions: The results of the survey showed an increase in the performance of pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic activities by Spanishhospital pharmacies as compared with the data from a 2009 baseline survey, with many hospitals introducing the performance of therapeutic drugmonitoring of non-classical antibiotics, immunosuppressants and biologics. (AU)

Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica entrenamiento domiciliario versus ambulatorio hospitalario

Existe poca experiencia sobre el efecto del entrenamiento domiciliario (rD) en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC). El objetivo de este trabajo fue comparar el efecto del rD sobre la tolerancia al ejercicio, disnea y calidad de vida versus el entrenamiento ambulatorio hospitalario (rH). Se compararon dos grupos de pacientes con EPOC. Ambos entrenaron durante 24 sesiones, 8 semanas. Antes y después del entrenamiento se realizaron: espirometría, cuestionarios de disnea (MRC, Mahler y Borg) y calidad de vida (St. George y SF-36), pruebas de ejercicio submáximas (caminata 6 minutos, shuttle de resistencia y resistencia en cicloergómetro -tiempo límite-Tlim) y máximas (shutlle test-ST- y cardiopulmonar). El grupo rH realizó ejercicios aeróbicos y de fuerza para miembros inferiores (MI) y superiores (MS). El grupo rD realizó caminatas al 70% de la velocidad alcanzada en ST y ejercicios de fuerza para MI y MS. Se aleatorizaron 25 rH y 25 rD. La condición basal fue similar en ambos grupos. El Tlim aumentó 125% (p = 0.0001) para grupo rH y 63% (p = 0.0011) para rD, sin diferencias entre sí. También mejoraron distancia en shuttle resistencia (77%, p = 0.0421 en grupo rH y 79%, p = 0.0197 en rD) y distancia en prueba 6 minutos (12% en rD, p = 0.0135). El puntaje en cuestionario St. George se redujo solo en el grupo rH (p = 0.0034); en el rD abandonaron 32% vs. 20% en el rH (p = 0.4521). El entrenamiento domiciliario resultó tan eficaz como el ambulatorio hospitalario en pacientes con EPOC, aunque con mayor tendencia al abandono.

There is little experience on the effect of home training (rD) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Our aim was to compare the effect of rD on exercise tolerance, dyspnea and quality of life versus hospital outpatient training (rH). Two random groups of 25 patients were evaluated. Both trained during 8 weeks (24 sessions); undergoing various tests before and after, such as spirometry, questionnaires on dyspnea (MRC, Mahler and Borg) and on quality of life (SF-36 and St.George´s), submaximal (6 minutes’ walk, resistance-shuttle and cycle-ergometer endurance time limit, (Tlim), and - maximal exercise tests (shuttle -ST- and cardiopulmonary test). The rH group performed aerobic and strength for lower limbs (MI) and upper (MS) exercises. The rD group performed walks at 70% of the speed reached in ST and strength exercises for MI and MS. The basal condition was similar in both groups. The Tlim increased, 125% (p = 0.0001) for rH group and 63% (p = 0.0011) for rD, showing no significant differences. They also improved distance in shuttle resistance (77%, p = 0.0421 in rH and 79 %, p = 0.0197 in rD group) and in 6 minutes´ test (12% in rD, p = 0.0135). St George scoring was reduced only in the rH group (p = 0.0034); 32% abandoned in rD vs. 20% in rH (p = 0.4521). Effectiveness in rD training was equal to rH for COPD patients, although rD were more likely to abandon the program.

Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica entrenamiento domiciliario versus ambulatorio hospitalario

Existe poca experiencia sobre el efecto del entrenamiento domiciliario (rD) en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC). El objetivo de este trabajo fue comparar el efecto del rD sobre la tolerancia al ejercicio, disnea y calidad de vida versus el entrenamiento ambulatorio hospitalario (rH). Se compararon dos grupos de pacientes con EPOC. Ambos entrenaron durante 24 sesiones, 8 semanas. Antes y después del entrenamiento se realizaron: espirometría, cuestionarios de disnea (MRC, Mahler y Borg) y calidad de vida (St. George y SF-36), pruebas de ejercicio submáximas (caminata 6 minutos, shuttle de resistencia y resistencia en cicloergómetro -tiempo límite-Tlim) y máximas (shutlle test-ST- y cardiopulmonar). El grupo rH realizó ejercicios aeróbicos y de fuerza para miembros inferiores (MI) y superiores (MS). El grupo rD realizó caminatas al 70% de la velocidad alcanzada en ST y ejercicios de fuerza para MI y MS. Se aleatorizaron 25 rH y 25 rD. La condición basal fue similar en ambos grupos. El Tlim aumentó 125% (p = 0.0001) para grupo rH y 63% (p = 0.0011) para rD, sin diferencias entre sí. También mejoraron distancia en shuttle resistencia (77%, p = 0.0421 en grupo rH y 79%, p = 0.0197 en rD) y distancia en prueba 6 minutos (12% en rD, p = 0.0135). El puntaje en cuestionario St. George se redujo solo en el grupo rH (p = 0.0034); en el rD abandonaron 32% vs. 20% en el rH (p = 0.4521). El entrenamiento domiciliario resultó tan eficaz como el ambulatorio hospitalario en pacientes con EPOC, aunque con mayor tendencia al abandono.(AU)

There is little experience on the effect of home training (rD) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Our aim was to compare the effect of rD on exercise tolerance, dyspnea and quality of life versus hospital outpatient training (rH). Two random groups of 25 patients were evaluated. Both trained during 8 weeks (24 sessions); undergoing various tests before and after, such as spirometry, questionnaires on dyspnea (MRC, Mahler and Borg) and on quality of life (SF-36 and St.George´s), submaximal (6 minutes’ walk, resistance-shuttle and cycle-ergometer endurance time limit, (Tlim), and - maximal exercise tests (shuttle -ST- and cardiopulmonary test). The rH group performed aerobic and strength for lower limbs (MI) and upper (MS) exercises. The rD group performed walks at 70% of the speed reached in ST and strength exercises for MI and MS. The basal condition was similar in both groups. The Tlim increased, 125% (p = 0.0001) for rH group and 63% (p = 0.0011) for rD, showing no significant differences. They also improved distance in shuttle resistance (77%, p = 0.0421 in rH and 79 %, p = 0.0197 in rD group) and in 6 minutes´ test (12% in rD, p = 0.0135). St George scoring was reduced only in the rH group (p = 0.0034); 32% abandoned in rD vs. 20% in rH (p = 0.4521). Effectiveness in rD training was equal to rH for COPD patients, although rD were more likely to abandon the program.(AU)