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Educational intervention for nursing professionals on palliative care: quasi-experimental study
Joyce Assunção Barros1,2, Taciana Fernandes Araújo Ferreira1, Fabiana Bolela3
1Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
Objective:
to assess nursing professionals› knowledge and self-efficacy regarding palliative care before and after an educational intervention.
Method:
a quasi-experimental study conducted in a teaching hospital with nursing professionals who care for adults and the elderly. Data collection was performed at two times: first, a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Bonn Palliative Care Knowledge Test, which assesses knowledge and self-efficacy in palliative care, were administered; immediately afterward, an educational intervention on the topic was conducted. Four weeks later, the instrument that assesses knowledge and self-efficacy was reapplied. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0.
Results:
179 professionals participated, with an average age of 40.17 years and a predominance of females. The knowledge score obtained higher averages after the intervention (pre-test=11.77; post-test=15.03), while the self-efficacy score was lower (pre-test=3.21; post-test=3.38), but both were statistically significant (p<0.01).
Conclusion:
the educational intervention was effective in increasing knowledge and self-efficacy in palliative care among nursing professionals. These results may support the development and dissemination of palliative care practices in health services.
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