Listening to the Residents: The Perception of Pediatric Palliative Care Education in a Residency Program in Brazil

Listening to the Residents: The Perception of Pediatric Palliative Care Education in a Residency Program in Brazil

Fiuza M; Silva Junior G

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care

2023

palliative care; pediatrics; child health; Brazil; Internship and Residency; medical education; comprehensive health care; medical residency

Background: In Brazil, a relevant portion and children suffer without receiving adequate control of their symptoms. Failures in pediatrician training may contribute to this problem. Objective: The goal was to characterize the educational failures perceived by pediatric residents for pediatric palliative care throughout their training. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out, with the application of the Pediatric Palliative Care Questionnaire (QCPP) to residents of three pediatrics and specialties of public limits at the Escola de Saúde Pública do Estado do Ceará (ESP-CE), Brazil. Results: The response rate was 68 out of 123 residents (55%). It was reported that they did not consider the specialty as patient care or death. He also feels comfortable explaining the physiological process of dying to his family. The time devoted to CPP teaching, as well as medical residency, was considered reduced. For those who attended a subspecialty, the number they signaled was "0 hours" at 82.40%. Conclusion: It can be said that the main flaws in the teaching-learning process of pediatric residents were the number of hours of training in teaching, communication skills training (through participation in conferences) and guidance on the practice of teaching suspension of invasive measures. It was observed that less time reserved for this learning is related to lesser knowledge and greater barriers to the use of palliative care. Those who declared themselves able to take care of children with life-organizing conditions received some teaching in CPP.

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