Spiritual care in the training of hospice volunteers in Germany

Gratz, Margit; Paal, Piret; Emmelmann, Moritz; Roser, Traugott

doi:10.1017/s1478951515001261

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“…Fifty-three articles were included [33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85]. Seventeen were quantitative studies [33,34,36,37,40,43,50,51,54,61,66,67,69,71,74,81,82], of which the majority ( n = 11) were survey studies, 27 qualitative studies […”

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“…Seventeen were quantitative studies [33,34,36,37,40,43,50,51,54,61,66,67,69,71,74,81,82], of which the majority ( n = 11) were survey studies, 27 qualitative studies [38,39,41,42,44,45,46,48,49,53,55,56,57,58,59,60,63,64,68,73,76,78,79,80,83,84,85], most of which were interview studies ( n = 13), and nine mixed-methods studies [35,47,52,62,65,70,72,75,77]. Most studies were conducted in Western Europe ( n = 37), especially in the UK ( n = 10), Germany ( n = 8), and the Netherlands ( n = 13).…”

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“…For example, a survey study with hospice volunteers and their coordinators found that all training programs on spiritual care included self-reflection on personal spirituality as obligatory [54]. In addition, some studies reported differences between hopes, convictions, or needs of patients, their family members and caregivers [38,76], and ICU nurses in a Dutch study on spiritual care stated that they, in order to provide spiritual care, should know themselves and be aware of their own backgrounds, which required reflection and education [58].…”

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“…Another study reported that participants found spirituality important but rarely discussed the specific tasks of spiritual care [54]. Spiritual caregivers struggled with their visibility as well.…”

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“…Holloway et al also highlighted that there was a lack of studies on training, and more specifically, hardly any studies included, in their review, a description of the effects of training on health care providers and patients [27]. This is a topic that deserves further attention in future studies, though our review study included some studies reporting on the (possible) effects of training on caregivers and patients [40,54,73,81,82]. …”

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Spiritual Care in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review of the Recent European Literature

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Many studies on spiritual care in palliative care are performed in the US, leaving other continents unexplored. The objective of this systematic review is to map the recent studies on spiritual care in palliative care in Europe. PubMed, CINAHL, ATLA, PsycINFO, ERIC, IBSS, Web of Science, EMBASE, and other databases were searched. Included were European studies published in a peer-reviewed journal in 2015, 2016, or 2017. The characteristics of the included studies were analyzed and a narrative synthesis of the extracted data was performed. 53 articles were included. Spiritual care was seen as attention for spirituality, presence, empowerment, and bringing peace. It implied creative, narrative, and ritual work. Though several studies reported positive effects of spiritual care, like the easing of discomfort, the evidence for spiritual care is low. Requirements for implementation of spiritual care in (palliative) care were: Developing spiritual competency, including self-reflection, and visibility of spirituality and spiritual care, which are required from spiritual counselors that they participated in existing organizational structures. This study has provided insight into spiritual care in palliative care in Europe. Future studies are necessary to develop appropriate patient outcomes and to investigate the effects of spiritual care more fully.

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Spiritual Care in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review of the Recent European Literature

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Communication about the desire to die: Development and evaluation of a first needs-oriented training concept — A pilot study

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Objective Patients’ desire to die (DD) is rarely discussed in palliative care (PC) due to health professionals’ (HPs) feeling of uncertainty. The aim of the study was to develop and evaluate a training to increase HPs’ self-confidence in responding professionally to patient's DD and to assess the feasibility of this approach. Methods The training course was developed via focus groups and relevant literature and refined with an advisory board. An evaluation design was developed to evaluate training outcomes and to examine feasibility. To assess self-confidence, knowledge, skills, and attitudes: (1) standardized surveys were applied at T1 (before training), T2 (directly after), and T3 (3 months later), and were analyzed by descriptive and non-parametric statistics; and (2) participants’ open feedback was summarized by content. Results A two-day multi-disciplinary training was developed to improve self-confidence via diverse teaching methods. Twenty-four HPs from general and specialized PC were participated. Via self-rating on Likert scales at three time points, improvements were seen at T1, T2, and partly remained at T3, especially in the overall item of self-confidence in communicating with patients about their DD (means: 4.3. at T1, 5.7 at T2, and 5.9 at T3; on a 7-point scale with 1 = lowest value and 7 = highest value). Fewer improvements were found in skills (using different approaches) and attitudes (feeling less helplessness). Open feedback revealed a high appreciation for the training, especially the composition of participants, the role-play, and the overall increase of awareness of the topic. Significance of results The developed training on addressing DD meets a need and was perceived by the participants to be of added value. Future research should measure training effects with a validated instrument, including more participants, diverse participant groups, and a control group. Effects on patients should be assessed.

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„Spiritual/Existential Care interprofessionell“ – ein Schulungskonzept für Gesundheitsfachberufe

Gerundt,

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Spiritual care in the training of hospice volunteers in Germany

Cited by 6 publications

References 37 publications

Spiritual Care in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review of the Recent European Literature

Spiritual Care in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review of the Recent European Literature

Communication about the desire to die: Development and evaluation of a first needs-oriented training concept — A pilot study

„Spiritual/Existential Care interprofessionell“ – ein Schulungskonzept für Gesundheitsfachberufe

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