Observational studyBMC palliative care2017
Self-confidence and knowledge of German ICU physicians in palliative care - a multicentre prospective study.
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- Palliative Care Principles and Anesthesiology Clinical Practice: Current Perspectives.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Review
- How to ensure basic competencies in end of life care - a mixed methods study with post-graduate trainees in primary care in Germany.BMC palliative care · 2020Article
- The association of the anesthesiologist's academic and educational status with self-confidence, self-rated knowledge and objective knowledge in rational antibiotic application.BMC research notes · 2020Article
- [Is the discipline associated with self-confidence in handling rational antibiotic prescription? : Results from the MR2 study in German hospitals].Der Anaesthesist · 2020Article
- Cultural Adaptation, Validation, and Analysis of the Self-Efficacy in Palliative Care Scale for Use with Spanish Nurses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about ICU physicians' self-confidence and knowledge related to palliative care. Our objective was to investigate self-confidence and knowledge of German ICU physicians related to palliative care, and to assess the impact of work experience, gender, specialty and additional certifications in pain or palliative medicine.
methodsIn a multicentre prospective observational study ICU physicians of ten hospitals were asked to rate their self-confidence and to complete a multiple choice questionnaire for the assessment of knowledge. Beyond descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests for group comparisons, linear regression analysis was used to assess the impact of independent variable on self-confidence and knowledge. Spearman's rank test was calculated.
results55% of answers in the knowledge test were correct and more than half of the participants rated themselves as "rather confident" or "confident". Linear regression analysis revealed that an additional certificate in either pain or palliative medicine significantly increased both knowledge and self-confidence, but only 15 out of 137 participants had at least one of those certificates. Relation between self-confidence and the results of the knowledge test was weak (r = 0.270 in female) and very weak (r = -0.007 in male).
conclusionsAlthough the questionnaire needs improvement according to the item analysis, it appears that, with respect to palliative care, ICU Physicians' self-confidence is not related to their knowledge. An additional certificate in either pain or palliative medicine was positively correlated to both self-confidence and knowledge. However, only a minority of the participants were qualified through such a certificate.
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