Event Title
The Influence of End of Life Education on Stress, Anxiety, and Attitude of the Healthcare Profession Student
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Document Type
Poster Presentation
Date of Publication
4-17-2020
Abstract
Purpose: Decrease stress, anxiety, and change attitudes amongst the healthcare profession students providing care for the patient at the end of life (EOL) stage. Participants were enrolled in their 3rd semester, Public Health rotation.
Introduction: To systematically explore the literature, a PICOT question was formed (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes, Timeframe): In healthcare professions students caring for dying patients, how does receiving training sessions in EOL care compared to receiving no training sessions affect student stress and anxiety levels when caring for dying patients after receiving the education?
Implementation: The Lazarus Stress Change Model was used as a framework. The participants completed the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying (FATCOD) questionnaire to gather pre and post data. Students were enrolled in the ELNEC- End of Life Nursing Education Consortium Undergraduate Curriculum, participated in a simulation session related to EOL, and completed five hours at a hospice facility.
Evaluation / Results: The total FATCOD scores showed positive, supportive attitudes, and less stress towards EOL care, with 63% of respondents willing to care for a dying person. Overall, the data revealed a decrease in stress, anxiety, and attitude change to EOL care amongst the respondents.
Conclusion / Recommendations: The outcomes of this project positively reflect the evidence that providing a standardized education program paired with a clinical experience improves attitudes, stress, and anxiety when providing care for a dying patient.
Keywords
end of life, education, stress, anxiety
Persistent Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/2487
The Influence of End of Life Education on Stress, Anxiety, and Attitude of the Healthcare Profession Student
Purpose: Decrease stress, anxiety, and change attitudes amongst the healthcare profession students providing care for the patient at the end of life (EOL) stage. Participants were enrolled in their 3rd semester, Public Health rotation.
Introduction: To systematically explore the literature, a PICOT question was formed (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes, Timeframe): In healthcare professions students caring for dying patients, how does receiving training sessions in EOL care compared to receiving no training sessions affect student stress and anxiety levels when caring for dying patients after receiving the education?
Implementation: The Lazarus Stress Change Model was used as a framework. The participants completed the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying (FATCOD) questionnaire to gather pre and post data. Students were enrolled in the ELNEC- End of Life Nursing Education Consortium Undergraduate Curriculum, participated in a simulation session related to EOL, and completed five hours at a hospice facility.
Evaluation / Results: The total FATCOD scores showed positive, supportive attitudes, and less stress towards EOL care, with 63% of respondents willing to care for a dying person. Overall, the data revealed a decrease in stress, anxiety, and attitude change to EOL care amongst the respondents.
Conclusion / Recommendations: The outcomes of this project positively reflect the evidence that providing a standardized education program paired with a clinical experience improves attitudes, stress, and anxiety when providing care for a dying patient.