Assessing the compliance of educational curricula of selected disciplines with the content standards of cancer‑related palliative care
نویسندگان
1 Student Research Committee, Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing Department, School of Nursing, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
2 Cancer Research Centre, Pediatric Nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Nursing Care Research Center, Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing Department, School of Nursing, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Management of cancer complications requires the provision of palliative care as acomprehensive care by the main and trained members of this method of care. The aim of the presentstudy was to assess the compliance of educational curricula of selected disciplines with the contentstandards of cancer‑related palliative care.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this descriptive–comparative study, the content standards ofpalliative care for nurses, physicians, and social workers were identified based on the World HealthOrganization guideline and Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing. For this purpose, a separatechecklist was prepared for the disciplines with different dimensions. Then the face and contentvalidity of the checklists were checked. Finally, we examined the coordination between selectedcurricula available on the website of Education Deputy of the Ministry of Health, Treatment andMedical Education with the dimensions of the checklists.RESULTS: All three curricula in most domains were relevant with the content standards, but therewas the biggest education need in the areas related to the dimensions of “planning and educational,”“educating physician in palliative care,” and “considering patient preferences” in these disciplines.CONCLUSIONS: To meet the educational needs, it is suggested to change some course topics,hold training courses, or joint workshops.
