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Table 1 The Retrospective Performance Gain of knowledge, skills and attitudes

From: One-week multidisciplinary post-graduate palliative care training: an outcome-based program evaluation

 

Item

T0 Mean (retrospective)

T1 Mean

Retrospective Performance Gain (%)

(1)

I can explain the meaning of a life-limiting illness to the person concerned

3.09

1.93

55.83%

(2)

I can explain the Total Pain concept in detail

3

2

50%

(3)

I can name essential characteristics of fear, demoralization and depression

3.19

1.98

55.25%

(4)

I can explain the main social needs of those affected in the context of their impact on palliative care

3.38

2.25

47.48%

(5)

I can explain the meaning of rituals at the end of life

3.42

2.08

55.37%

(6)

I can name risk factors of family caregivers

3.28

1.96

57.89%

(7)

I can explain the relevant legal and ethical principles of care for seriously ill and dying patients

3.32

2.06

54.31%

(8)

I can name all outpatient and inpatient palliative care structures

3.40

2.17

51.25%

(9)

I can substantiate the importance of interdisciplinary and inter-professional cooperation

3.09

1.89

57.42%

(10)

I can name all the relevant risk factors of burnout development process

2.92

1.68

64.58%

(11)

I adopt the palliative care approach as early as possible in the disease process

3.4

2.08

55%

(12)

I develop individual strategies to actively support the patient’s wellbeing and quality of life to maintain the patient’s dignity

3.17

1.94

56.68%

(13)

I recognise health care supply related resources and risks related to individual family structures

3.06

1.83

59.71%

(14)

I follow explicitly the fundamentals of various consulting and communication methods

3.17

2

53.92%

(15)

I identify possible questions of meaning and conscience related to imminent death

3.38

2.17

50.84%

(16)

I involve members and associates in discussions and decision-making processes

3.09

2.13

45.93%

(17)

I make and implement decisions in the patient’s and relatives’ interests

2.43

1.72

49.65%

(18)

I coordinate necessary support and care options both within and beyond the team

2.94

2.12

42.27%

(19)

I definitely use context- and person appropriate vocabulary

2.30

1.62

52.31%

(20)

I routinely implement self-care strategies

2.63

1.85

47.85%

(21)

I always consider the patient and their family members as experts in their own lives

2.74

1.92

47.13%

(22)

I always perceive and acknowledge the patient’s individual symptom perception and suffering experience

2.51

1.64

57.62%

(23)

I can evaluate patient’s psychological symptoms in a structured way

3.11

2.17

44.55%

(24)

I can identify my personal challenges and limitations in the presence of patients and their relatives

3.32

2.49

35.78%

(25)

I always support the bereavement and loss processes of those affected

4.02

2.81

40.07%

(26)

I provide professional security and confirmation to caregivers and relatives

3.04

2.17

42.65%

(27)

I always allow family members and relatives to be involved in the decision-making process

2.81

2.19

34.25%

(28)

In the palliative care setting, I generally promote multiprofessional teamwork

2.91

1.94

50.79%

(29)

In my professional role, I always respond adequately to the emotional reactions of interviewees

3.02

2.11

45.05%

(30)

I routinely build up an appreciative error culture

3.06

2.08

47.57%

(31)

I always use my own resources cautiously and team-oriented

2.98

2.13

42.93%

(32)

I essentially respect my own and others’ limits

2.53

1.92

39.87%

(33)

I implement a high degree of self-reflection in all areas of my professional activity

3.23

2.25

43.95%

(34)

I differentiate professionally my own values from those of the patient

2.51

1.72

52.32%

(35)

I regularly reflect on my own meaning of life

2.11

1.62

44.14%

(36)

I respect professionally the existing social system (family and friends)

2.09

1.66

39.45%

(37)

I always respect the autonomous decisions of the patient and their relatives and friends

2.23

1.75

39.02%

(38)

I always show the willingness to develop and seek conflict solutions

2.30

1.64

50.77%

(39)

I always give praise and criticism within and beyond the team with tact

2.65

1.85

48.48%

(40)

I apprehend that up-to-date knowledge is not static and needs to be continuously developed and expanded in the process of lifelong learning

1.98

1.54

44.90%