Incorporation of a 'Coping with the Death of a Child' module into the pediatric advanced life support (PALS) curriculum
| Autor: | Doyle Cr, Wolfram Rw, Ackerman Ad, Lebet R, Timmel Dj |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Coping (psychology) media_common.quotation_subject Health Personnel Pediatric advanced life support Special education Sudden death Pediatrics Likert scale Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans Psychiatry Curriculum media_common Medical education business.industry General Medicine humanities Death Life Support Care Pediatric resuscitation Emergency Medicine Grief business Bereavement |
| Zdroj: | Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. 5(3) |
| ISSN: | 1069-6563 |
| Popis: | Objective: To develop an educational module for health professionals (HPs) addressing the clinical reality of death as an outcome of pediatric resuscitation efforts. Module goals were to: 1) reduce HPs' discomfort with situations involving patient death and survivor grief, 2) assist HPs coping with their own emotions surrounding a patient death, and 3) provide specific strategies useful in clinical management. The module was designed to be presented as part of the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) provider course. Methods: A multidisciplinary team created a module addressing both survivors' and HPs' needs regarding a PALS course “Coping with the Death of a Child” module. The module was presented to 964 PALS course participants. Content was revised after analysis of survey data collected from these participants. Results: The revised module was presented to 601 PALS course participants; evaluations were obtained from 590 participants. On a 4-point Likert scale, ratings were: 79%“excellent,” 18%“good,” 2%“fair,” and |
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