Abstract

Background

As people live longer with life-limiting illnesses, there is greater need for skills and knowledge in palliative care (PC). Medical students should acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and confidence during training for future decision-making. However, most graduates across Europe feel unprepared to provide PC. To develop PC training for medical students, we must gain perspective on their understanding of PC and their learning needs.

Objectives

The aim was to investigate graduate entry medical students’ views on the importance of education in PC and how well PC topics were covered within their curriculum. The objective was to highlight areas that could be reviewed for future PC curricula.

Methods

In this prospective quantitative study, penultimate and final-year students were recruited from a graduate entry medical school. Ethical approval was granted. Students completed an online questionnaire.

Results

From 281 recruited students, 82 responded. Ninety-five percent of respondents felt everyone should have a PC rotation. The aspects of education perceived to be most important were knowledge of symptom control, communication, ethical issues, self-care, and grief. The only aspect considered well covered within the curriculum was ethical issues. Ninety-six percent of penultimate and 75% of final years wanted more teaching in PC.

Conclusion

Graduate entry medical students view PC as a vital subject within their medical school training. The study highlights challenges in providing education and sufficient placement in PC to correlate with the respondents’ perceived needs. The findings contribute to the growing literature surrounding the importance of PC education within the medical school curriculum.

中文翻译：

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研究生入学医学课程中的姑息治疗：探讨学生对接受姑息治疗教学重要性的态度

摘要

背景

随着人们因患有限制生命的疾病而寿命延长，对姑息治疗 (PC) 方面的技能和知识的需求也越来越大。医学生应该在训练中获得知识、态度和信心，为未来的决策做好准备。然而，欧洲的大多数毕业生都觉得没有准备好提供个人电脑。为了开展医学生的 PC 培训，我们必须了解他们对 PC 的理解及其学习需求。

目标

目的是调查研究生入学医学生对 PC 教育重要性以及 PC 主题在课程中的涵盖程度的看法。目的是强调未来 PC 课程可以审查的领域。

方法

在这项前瞻性定量研究中，从一所研究生入学医学院招募了倒数第二和最后一年的学生。获得了伦理批准。学生完成了在线调查问卷。

结果

在 281 名招募的学生中，有 82 名做出了回应。95% 的受访者认为每个人都应该轮换使用 PC。人们认为最重要的教育方面是症状控制、沟通、道德问题、自我护理和悲伤的知识。课程中唯一被认为充分涵盖的方面是道德问题。96% 的倒数第二年学生和 75% 的最后一年学生希望更多地使用 PC 进行教学。

结论

研究生入学医学生将 PC 视为医学院培训中的重要科目。该研究强调了提供教育和足够的 PC 安置以与受访者的感知需求相关联的挑战。这些发现为越来越多的关于医学院课程中电脑教育重要性的文献做出了贡献。