Spirituality in the continuing education of healthcare professionals: An approach to palliative care.

Autor:	Dezorzi LW; Graduate Program in Medical Sciences of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, RS.; Center for Interdisciplinary Health and Spirituality Studies of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre.; Research Laboratory of Bioethics and Ethics in Science of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre., Raymundo MM; Research Laboratory of Bioethics and Ethics in Science of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre., Goldim JR; Graduate Program in Medical Sciences of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, RS.; Research Laboratory of Bioethics and Ethics in Science of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre., de Oliveira CAV; Research Laboratory of Bioethics and Ethics in Science of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Palliative & supportive care [Palliat Support Care] 2019 Dec; Vol. 17 (6), pp. 662-667.
DOI:	10.1017/S1478951519000117
Abstrakt:	Objective: A major barrier to the adoption of an approach that integrates spirituality into palliative care is the lack of preparation/education of healthcare professionals on the topic. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a continuing education activity for healthcare professionals addressing spirituality and spiritual care provision to patients and families within palliative care. Method: We conducted an intervention study using a quantitative pre- and posttest design in a convenience sample of 52 healthcare professionals. Participants completed the Brazilian version of the Spiritual Care Competence Scale before and after attending a four-hour continuing education activity. Result: Significant differences were observed between pre- and postintervention scores in the following dimensions: assessment and implementation of spiritual care, professionalization and improving the quality of spiritual care, personal support, and patient counseling (p < 0.001), and referral (p = 0.003). Significance of Results: The results of this study provide preliminary evidence of a positive effect of this educational intervention on the development of the competences needed by healthcare professionals to deliver a comprehensive approach centered on the patient/family, which includes attention to spirituality and spiritual care in the decision-making process.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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