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Professor Sharon Marie Weldon

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer

Honorary Research Fellow
 
 
 
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Location

 

H3/08Chelsea and Westminster HospitalChelsea and Westminster Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Weil:2018:10.1016/j.nedt.2018.08.022,
author = {Weil, A and Weldon, SM and Kronfli, M and Watkins, B and Kneebone, R and Bello, F and Cox, S},
doi = {10.1016/j.nedt.2018.08.022},
journal = {Nurse Education Today},
pages = {26--33},
title = {A new approach to multi-professional end of life care training using a sequential simulation (SqS Simulation™) design: a mixed methods study},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.08.022},
volume = {71},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BACKGROUND: A need for improved education and training for hospital staff caring for patients in the last year of life was identified at an urban UK hospital. Sequential Simulation (SqS Simulation™) is a type of simulation that recreates a patient's journey, considering the longitudinal element of care and how this might impact on the patient's experiences, wishes and needs. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate a new end of life care training intervention for multi-professional hospital staff, and its effect on their confidence in managing patients at the end of their life. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS: Based on the results of a formal Training Needs Analysis, four SqS Simulation™ specialty-based courses were designed for general medical and surgical multidisciplinary teams in an acute UK hospital. METHODS: Over three months, seven SqS Simulation™ sessions were attended by fifty-seven multidisciplinary healthcare professionals. A quasi-experimental mixed-methods study was conducted using open and closed-ended questionnaires, pre and post-intervention. Changes in course attendees' confidence levels were analysed and qualitative data from free-text answers informed potential reasons for any differences identified. RESULTS: Confidence improved for all professional cohorts (p<0.001). The differences were found to be highly significant for 'doctors' (p<0.001), significant for 'therapists' (p=0.02) and not significant for the 'nurses' cohort (p=0.238). This was explored further using a qualitative explanatory framework. Categories included: Communicating with Families; Teamwork; Goal Planning; Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Course Usefulness; Prior Training; and Clinical Experience. CONCLUSION: This study has shown an overall improvement in confidence across disciplines after attending a SqS Simulation™ course. The differences in quantitative results between disciplines were explored through the qualitative data
AU  - Weil,A
AU  - Weldon,SM
AU  - Kronfli,M
AU  - Watkins,B
AU  - Kneebone,R
AU  - Bello,F
AU  - Cox,S
DO  - 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.08.022
EP  - 33
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0260-6917
SP  - 26
TI  - A new approach to multi-professional end of life care training using a sequential simulation (SqS Simulation™) design: a mixed methods study
T2  - Nurse Education Today
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.08.022
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30218849
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/63959
VL  - 71
ER  -
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