Effectiveness of Palliative and Hospice Care Basic Training Manual on Non- Health and Health Practitioners’ Level of Knowledge in the Philippines: A Preliminary Study
1
College of Nursing, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute, Dasmarinas, Philippines
2
Colllege of Nursing, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
Popul. Med. 2026;8(Supplement Supplement 1):
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Palliative care has received increased attention recently, with the introduction of Republic Act 11223 or the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law in 2019. In preparation for UHC’s full implementation, both non-health and health care workers must have the necessary knowledge to provide palliative and hospice care and integrate into local health systems to promote a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary care approach. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the Basic Palliative and Hospice Care Training Manual in improving the participant’s knowledge.
METHODS:
The Basic Palliative and Hospice Training Manual was developed from May to November 2020 through training needs assessment, technical write-shops, and stakeholder consultations. This research study utilized quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest research design. Due to the pandemic, blended learning design was utilized on its implementation last 23-27 November 2020, with 36 contact hours. The training was attended by participants from both health and non-health sectors (N=106). A 50-item questionnaire was given pre- and post-training. Pretest scores and Posttest scores were analyzed using Paired T-test to assess the effectiveness of the training.
RESULTS:
Only 80 out of 106 (75.47%) participants completed the pretest and posttest with t(79)= -13.771, p < 0.0005. In comparing the means of participants’ test results and direction of t-value, it can therefore conclude that there was a statistically significant improvement in participants’ test results following the conduct of basic palliative care training program, from 34.06 + 5.56 correct items to 43.03 + 5.03 correct items (p < 0.0005); an improvement of 8.96 + 5.82.
CONCLUSIONS:
The Basic Palliative and Hospice Training Manual effectively increases and improves the participant’s knowledge of palliative and hospice care. Continuous course appraisal and evaluation are still needed to ensure its congruence with the current standards and evidence-based practice. With the results, conducting training in both public and private institutions is imperative.
Palliative care has received increased attention recently, with the introduction of Republic Act 11223 or the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law in 2019. In preparation for UHC’s full implementation, both non-health and health care workers must have the necessary knowledge to provide palliative and hospice care and integrate into local health systems to promote a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary care approach. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the Basic Palliative and Hospice Care Training Manual in improving the participant’s knowledge.
METHODS:
The Basic Palliative and Hospice Training Manual was developed from May to November 2020 through training needs assessment, technical write-shops, and stakeholder consultations. This research study utilized quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest research design. Due to the pandemic, blended learning design was utilized on its implementation last 23-27 November 2020, with 36 contact hours. The training was attended by participants from both health and non-health sectors (N=106). A 50-item questionnaire was given pre- and post-training. Pretest scores and Posttest scores were analyzed using Paired T-test to assess the effectiveness of the training.
RESULTS:
Only 80 out of 106 (75.47%) participants completed the pretest and posttest with t(79)= -13.771, p < 0.0005. In comparing the means of participants’ test results and direction of t-value, it can therefore conclude that there was a statistically significant improvement in participants’ test results following the conduct of basic palliative care training program, from 34.06 + 5.56 correct items to 43.03 + 5.03 correct items (p < 0.0005); an improvement of 8.96 + 5.82.
CONCLUSIONS:
The Basic Palliative and Hospice Training Manual effectively increases and improves the participant’s knowledge of palliative and hospice care. Continuous course appraisal and evaluation are still needed to ensure its congruence with the current standards and evidence-based practice. With the results, conducting training in both public and private institutions is imperative.
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