Effect of palliative care education for nurses

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms

• Registration Number: CTRI/2022/02/040377
• Lead Sponsor: Pondicherry Instittute of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2022-12-30
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

Nurses

Registered nurses who had completed General Nursing and Midwifery, Bsc Nursing, Post certificate BSc Nursing or MSc Nursing and working as staff nurses.

Nurses involved in providing care to patients with malignancies.

Patients

Patients aged 18 years and above with a diagnosis of malignancy.

Both male and female patients admitted with malignancy

Exclusion Criteria

Nurses joined the selected hospital within 3 months

Patients who cannot communicate verbally

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of knowledge and attitude of nurses on palliative care. As nursing education curriculum did not include specific formal training on palliative care, an Inservice Continuing Education program on Palliative care among the nurses involved in caring cancer patients would contribute for incorporation of palliative care in the total care continuum. This will help to improve the quality of life of patients and patient’s families as well as their satisfaction on nursing care.Timepoint: Baseline-Pretest-Assessment of knowledge and attitude of nurses before the educational intervention <br/ ><br>Post test- 2 weeks after the educational intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in patient satisfaction on nursing careTimepoint: From one month after educational training of nurses